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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Geert Roskam (KU Leuven, Belgium)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.350kg ISBN: 9781009108225ISBN 10: 1009108220 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 11 November 2021 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; 1. Plutarch's life; 2. Looking for the truth: Plutarch as an open-minded Platonist; 3. Learning in abundance: the ramifications of Plutarch's erudition; 4. The complicated path to virtue: Plutarch's ethical thinking; 5. History as matter for philosophy: the Parallel Lives; 6. A close encounter with the Parallel Lives: two case studies; 7. Reason as a mystagogue: Plutarch's view of God; List of Plutarch's works; Bibliography.Reviews'… a noteworthy combination of general information and detailed analysis of Plutarch's thought. … Roskam's book is an excellent and well written study on our beloved Plutarch. And as often happens with this author's work, the book leaves the reader with much food for thought.' Luisa Lesage Gárriga, Bryn Mawr Classical Review Author InformationGeert Roskam is professor of Greek Studies at the University of Leuven. He is the author of many articles and edited volumes on ancient philosophy and of On the Path to Virtue: The Stoic Doctrine of Moral Progress and its Reception in (Middle-)Platonism (2005), Live Unnoticed: On the Vicissitudes of an Epicurean Doctrine (2007), A Commentary on Plutarch's De latenter vivendo (2007), and Plutarch's Maxime cum principibus philosopho esse disserendum. An Interpretation with Commentary (2009). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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