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

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....

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
مؤلفون آخرون: Hellerstedt, Andreas (المحرر)
التنسيق: الكتروني كتاب الكتروني
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]
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الملخص: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.
وصف مادي:1 online resource (374 pages).
ردمك:9789048535101
وصول:Open Access