Moralia

work by Plutarch

Also known as: “Ethica”

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The Moralia, also known as Ethica, is a collection of over 60 essays by the ancient Greek biographer and author Plutarch. These essays cover a wide range of topics, including ethics, religion, politics, and literature. Written primarily in dialogue or diatribe form, the Moralia explores various philosophical ideas, often drawing on examples from history and literature to illustrate moral points. The work has been influential throughout history, particularly during the Renaissance, and has shaped the development of the essay and biographical writing.12

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Plutarch
The Moralia of Plutarch
Plutarch’s surviving writings on ethical, religious, physical, political, and literary topics are collectively known as the Moralia, or Ethica, and amount to more than 60 essays cast mainly in the form of dialogues or diatribes. The former vary from a collection of set…
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Plutarch’s surviving writings on ethical, religious, physical, political, and literary topics are collectively known as the Moralia, or Ethica, and amount to more than 60 essays cast mainly in the form of dialogues or diatribes. The former vary from a collection of set…
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Greek literature
Late forms of prose
…down under the Latin title Moralia (Greek Ethica), which show the intellectual tide of Greece on the ebb.
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…down under the Latin title Moralia (Greek Ethica), which show the intellectual tide of Greece on the ebb.
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