Exemplary Ethics in Ancient Rome

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Cambridge University Press, 13 בספט׳ 2018 - 368 עמודים
This ground-breaking study conveys the thrill and moral power of the ancient Roman story-world and its ancestral tales of bloody heroism. Its account of 'exemplary ethics' explores how and what Romans learnt from these moral exempla, arguing that they disseminated widely not only core values such as courage and loyalty, but also key ethical debates and controversies which are still relevant for us today. Exemplary ethics encouraged controversial thinking, creative imitation, and a critical perspective on moral issues, and it plays an important role in Western philosophical thought. The model of exemplary ethics developed here is based on a comprehensive survey of Latin literature, and its innovative approach also synthesizes methodologies from disciplines such as contemporary philosophy, educational theory, and cultural memory studies. It offers a new and robust framework for the study of Roman exempla that will also be valuable for the study of moral exempla in other settings.
 

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Introduction
1
Literary and Philosophical Adventures in the Exemplary
14
Roman Values and the Archetypal Exemplum
16
The Special Capacity of Exemplary Stories
47
Exploitation Participation and the Social Function of Exempla
67
The Experience of Learning from Exempla
86
Multiplicity Breadth Diversity and Situational Sensitivity in Exemplary Ethics
112
Working Consensus around Roman Exempla
128
Referentiality Memory Orality
166
Forgetting Rupture Contestation
187
Two Case Studies
206
Diachronic Overview of the Exemplary Terrain
226
Controversial Thinking through Exempla
258
Terrain
291
Conclusion
336
Index Locorum
358

Interpretation Motivation and Improvisation
141

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Rebecca Langlands is Professor of Classics at the University of Exeter. Her books include Sexual Morality in Ancient Rome (Cambridge, 2006) and Sex, Knowledge, and Receptions of the Past (2015). She is also a founder and director of the award-winning Sex and History project, which works with museums, schools, charities and young people to promote empowering discussion of contemporary sexual issues.

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