This volume is dedicated to the ideals and standards of a number of Greek and Roman authors and artists: Hesiod, Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle (to the orator), Philo, Clemens of Alexandria and Origenes, Lucilius, Lucretius, Cicero (with a representation of traditional Roman standards), Seneca, Quintilian, Claudian and the sarcophagi and triumphal arches, as well as a brief outline of the chequered history of the ‘cardinal virtues.’ All Greek and Latin quotes and terms are translated.
Carl Joachim Classen
Tugenden antike Wertevorstellungen Moralphilosophie Ethik Wertordnung Ethics Moral Philosophy Virtues Ancient Values