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Plutarch’s Cosmological Ethics

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Bram Demulder
2022
Published by: Leuven University Press
Series: Plutarchea Hypomnemata
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A groundbreaking and wide-ranging presentation of Plutarch’s ethics based on the cosmological foundation of his ethical thought

Plutarch of Chaeronea (c. 45-120 CE) is the most prolific and influential moral philosopher in the Platonic tradition. This book is a fundamental reappraisal of Plutarch’s ethical thought. It shows how Plutarch based his ethics on his particular interpretation of Plato’s cosmology. Our quest for the good life should start by considering the good cosmos in which we live. The practical consequences of this cosmological foundation permeate various domains of Greco-Roman life: the musician, the organiser of a drinking party, and the politician should all be guided by cosmology. After exploring these domains, this book offers in-depth interpretations of two works that can only be fully understood by paying attention to cosmological aspects: Dialogue on Love and On Tranquillity of Mind.

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Table of Contents

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Cover Page

Plutarch’s Cosmological Ethics

pp. 1-1

Title Page

pp. 3-3

Copyright

pp. 4-4

Dedication

pp. 5-5

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

pp. 9-10

Abbreviations, titles, editions

pp. 11-15

Introduction

pp. 16-28

Chapter 1 Reading Plato

pp. 29-66

Chapter 2 Music

pp. 67-92

Chapter 3 Symposium

pp. 93-126

Chapter 4 Politics

pp. 127-167

Chapter 5 On Tranquillity of Mind

pp. 168-279

Chapter 6 Dialogue on Love

pp. 280-357

Concluding remarks

pp. 358-362

Bibliography

pp. 363-409

Index locorum

pp. 410-433

General index

pp. 434-440
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