Exemplary Ethics in Ancient RomeCambridge 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. |
תוכן
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 |
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מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
Exemplary Ethics in Ancient Rome <span dir=ltr>Rebecca Langlands</span> אין תצוגה מקדימה זמינה - 2020 |
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
ancient Rome argument aspects behaviour Carthaginians Cato the Elder century Cicero cited commemoration complex consensus context Corvinus courage cultural memory Curtius deed described discussion elements emphasise endurance enemy engage episode examples exem exemplary figures exemplary heroes exemplary stories exemplary terrain exemplum explore Fabius following chapter hand heroic heroism historical Horatius Horatius Cocles idea imitation important indeterminacy instance interpretation knowledge Langlands Latin literature learning legend literary Livy Livy’s Lucilius Manlius Maoist means military modern moral motifs motivation Mucius Scaevola narrative one’s particular patientia patriotic person philosophical Porsenna qualities quam reader reference Regulus relation rhetorical Robin Hood role Roller Roman culture Roman exempla Roman exemplary ethics scholars Scipio Seneca significance Silius Silius Italicus site of exemplarity sites of exemplarity slave social specific statue Stoic story of Mucius tale texts tion Torquatus torture tradition Valerius Maximus virtue