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Greek Popular Morality in the Time of Plato and Aristotle

By K.J. Dover

Book information

Publisher
Basil Blackwell
Year
1974
ISBN
0631151907, 9780631151906
LCC
BJ182 .D68 1974b
Open Library ID
OL5245687M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
9 MB (9600426 bytes)
Pages
340\340
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00

Description

In ancient Greece, as today, popular moral attitudes differed importantly from the theories of moral philosophers. While for the latter we have Plato and Aristotle, this insightful work explores the everyday moral conceptions to which orators appealed in court and political assemblies, and which were reflected in non-philosophical literature. Oratory and comedy provide the primary testimony, and reference is also made to Sophocles, Euripides, Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and other sources. The selection of topics, the contrasts and comparisons with modern religious, social and legal principles, and accessibility to the non-specialist ensure the work's appeal to all readers with an interest in ancient Greek culture and social life.

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