Plutarch's Maxime cum principibus philosopho esse disserendum : an interpretation with commentary / / G. Roskam

• Autore: Roskam Geert
• Pubblicazione: Leuven, : Leuven University Press, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Disciplina: 184
• Soggetto topico: Philosophy, Ancient
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: PLUTARCH'S MAXIME CUM PRINCIPIBUS PHILOSOPHO ESSE DISSERENDUM AN INTERPRETATION WITH COMMENTARY; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; 1. The first steps in the analysis of Maxime cum principibus; 1.1. The author; 1.1.1. A rich political career; 1.1.2. Heir of an old tradition; 1.2. The work; 1.2.1. A difficult text; 1.2.2. The literary genre of Maxime cum principibus; 1.2.3. The date of Maxime cum principibus; 2.Two further stepping-stones; 2.1. Plutarch's evaluation of the political position of his philosophical predecessors; 2.1.1. Introduction; 2.1.2. The Presocratics ; 2.1.3. Socrates 2.1.4. Plato; 2.1.5. The Academy; 2.1.6. Aristotle; 2.1.7. The Peripatetics; 2.1.8. Provisional conclusions; 2.1.9. Philosophical opponents; 2.1.10. Conclusion; 2.2. Consistency, again and again; 3. Plutarch's argument in Maxime cum principibus; 3.1. The philosopher's φιλοκαλιά: humane behaviour for the benefit of the whole community (776A-777B); 3.2. Friendship as the final end of human λογ́ος (777B-778B); 3.3. The pleasures of the πολιτικος̀ φιλοσ́οφος (778B-F); 3.4. Some concrete examples of φιλοκαλιά (779A-C) ; 3.5. Conclusion: Plutarch's political philosophy in Maxime cumprincipibus 3.5.1. Friendship between the philosopher and the ruler as one of Plutarch's political ideals; 3.5.2. Plutarch and power: the philosopher's escape from a harsh reality; 3.5.3. Plutarch's political philosophy in Maxime cum principibus: a schematic survey; 3.6. Schematic structure of Maxime cum principibus; COMMENTARY; Bibliography; INDICES; Index nominum; Index locorum
• Sommario/riassunto: The question of the political relevance of philosophy, and of the role which the philosopher should play in the government of his state, was often discussed in Antiquity. Plato's ideal of the philosopher-king is well-known, but was precisely his failure to realise his political ideal in Syracuse not the best argument against the philosopher's political engagement? Nevertheless, Plato's ideal remained attractive for later Greek thinkers. This is illustrated, for instance, by one of Plutarch's short political works, in which he tries to demonstrate that the philosopher should especially associate
• Titolo autorizzato: Plutarch's Maxime cum principibus philosopho esse disserendum
• ISBN: 94-6166-011-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809649303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Plutarchea Hypomnemata