Ethics in Ancient Greek Literature

Aspects of Ethical Reasoning from Homer to Aristotle and Beyond
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-11-069917-3
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 229 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 560 g

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Interpretation of ancient Greek literature is often enough distorted by the preconceptions of modern times, especially on ancient morality. This is often equivalent to begging the question. If we think e.g. of aretê, which has different meanings in different contexts, we shall think in English (or in Modern Greek or in French or in German) and shall falsify the phenomena. If we are to understand the Greek concept e.g. of aretê we must study the nature of the situations in which it is applied. For it is an important fact in the study of Greek society that the Greeks used the one word (e.g. aretê) where we use different words. If we are to understand properly the texts, we have to view them in their historical and social context. Ancient Greek thought needs to be studied together with politics, ethics, and economic behaviour. Moreover, the best insights can be found in those who confine themselves to the terms of each ancient author's analysis. From this principle each of the contributions of the volume begins.

Zielgruppe

Scholars of Greek and Roman literature, philosophers, philologist

Autoren/Hrsg.

Liatsi, Maria

Liatse¯, Maria

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Maria Liatsi, Aristotle-University-Thessaloniki, Greece.