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Virtue Ethics and Education from Late Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century /

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This book argues that pre-modern societies were characterized by the quest for 'virtue '. The concept of virtue, complicated and much fought-over, permeated society, encouraging wisdom, courage, and justice, while simultaneously legitimizing social hierarchies based on sex and nationality. By examin...

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Övriga upphov: Hellerstedt, Andreas (Utgivare, redaktör, sammanställare)
Materialtyp: Elektronisk E-bok
Språk:engelska
Utgiven: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]
Serie:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Ämnen:
Virtue.
Moral education.
Ethics.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
HISTORY > Social History.
HISTORY > Reference.
HISTORY > Essays.
HISTORY > Civilization.
Literature: history & criticism.
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval.
European history.
Éducation morale > Histoire.
Morale > Histoire.
Vertus > Histoire.
Moral education > History.
Ethics > History.
Virtue > History.
History.
Electronic books.
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Sammanfattning:This book argues that pre-modern societies were characterized by the quest for 'virtue '. The concept of virtue, complicated and much fought-over, permeated society, encouraging wisdom, courage, and justice, while simultaneously legitimizing social hierarchies based on sex and nationality. By examining pedagogical texts, rituals, performances, and images, this book illuminates the evolution of virtue through time, helping readers understand the guiding principles of historical action.
Fysisk beskrivning:1 online resource (374 pages).
ISBN:9789048535101
Tillgång:Open Access

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