The Epicurean Sage in the Ethics of Philodemus
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-68480-5 (ISBN)
The papyrological writings of Philodemus of Gadara continue to yield crucial new insights on key aspects of ancient Epicureanism. In fact, they even shed light on the Epicurean paragon of human wisdom and happiness itself: the sage.
From the many references to the wise person’s characteristics that can be found scattered throughout Philodemus’ ethics, a uniquely detailed and multifaceted portrait of the Epicurean sage emerges. This is the first book-length study of the Epicurean sage. It explores the different aspects of the sage’s way of life and offers a reconstruction of this Epicurean role model, as envisaged by Philodemus.
Wim Nijs, Ph.D. (2022) at KU Leuven and Sapienza - Università di Roma, is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Greek Studies at KU Leuven. He has published several articles and papers on Philodemus and other ancient Epicureans.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
2 The Sage
2.1 The Sage in Antiquity
2.2 The Sage in Epicureanism
3 A Sociable Fellow and a Good Friend
3.1 The Avoidance of Social Isolation
3.2 Φιλανθρωπια and Sociability
3.3 The Importance of Having (Many) Friends
3.4 Sage Meets Sage: How Will the Sage Befriend His Peer?
3.5 Concluding Remarks
4 A Teacher and a Healer
4.1 General Remarks
4.2 Why Is the Sage a Teacher and a Healer?
4.3 The Art of Teaching
5 Strategies of Interaction: How to Deal with the Morally Deficient
5.1 The Sage’s Downward Gaze
5.2 The Sage’s Defense against His Enemies
6 The Sage’s Self-Control
6.1 Bites of Anger and Sorrow
6.2 Will the Sage Feign Anger?
6.3 Will the Sage Become Drunk?
7 Apology of the Sage
7.1 Three Apologies
7.2 Structural Comparison
7.3 The Epistemological Dimension
7.4 Conclusion
8 The Sage’s Livelihood
8.1 Introduction
8.2 The Roman Sage and His Estate
8.3 Leisure and the Labor of Others
9 Conclusions
9.1 A Qualifying View on Sagehood
9.2 The Limits of Qualifying Philosophy
9.3 Final Conclusion
Appendix: Philodemus’ Papyrological Writings: an Overview of the Cited Papyri and their Editions
Bibliography
Indices
Index locorum
General index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.10.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Philosophia Antiqua ; 168 |
| Verlagsort | Leiden |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 656 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike | |
| ISBN-10 | 90-04-68480-8 / 9004684808 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-04-68480-5 / 9789004684805 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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