Plutarch's Practical Ethics: The Social Dynamics of Philosophy - Van Hoof, Lieve (Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the Research Foundation, Flanders) - Books - Oxford University Press - 9780199583263 - August 13, 2010
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Plutarch's Practical Ethics: The Social Dynamics of Philosophy

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A study of Plutarch's practical ethics, a group of texts within his Moralia designed to help powerful Greeks and Romans manage their ambitions and society's expectations successfully. Lieve Van Hoof depicts philosophy under the Roman Empire as a kind of symbolic capital engendering power and prestige for author and reader alike.


342 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released August 13, 2010
ISBN13 9780199583263
Publishers Oxford University Press
Pages 328
Dimensions 220 × 170 × 27 mm   ·   566 g
Language English  

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