Virtue ethics and education from Late Antiquity to the eighteenth century /
edited by Andreas Hellerstedt.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Eustratius of Nicaea as a source for the Neoplatonist notion of levels of virtue in the Early Latin commentators on the Nicomachean Ethics / Teaching virtue through the law / The tree and its fruit / Fostering civic virtue / Dancing virtue / The path to virtue / Virtue and duty / The Royal Rhetor / Antagonistic parents in Frances Brooke 's The Old Maid and The History of Julia Mandeville / Cracks in the mirror / Index Hellerstedt, Andreas -- Eliasson, Erik -- Tj�all�en, Bi�orn -- Eyice, Mari -- Preste, Tania -- Rota, Stefano Fogelberg -- Kolrud, Kristine -- Lindberg, Bo -- Nell, Jennie -- Vance, Michaela -- Hellerstedt, Andreas --
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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 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.
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22573/ctv5p93bf JSTOR
2019388333
Virtue--History. Ethics--History. Moral education--History. European history. Literary studies: classical, early & medieval. Literature: history & criticism. HISTORY--Civilization. HISTORY--Essays. HISTORY--Reference. HISTORY--Social History. HISTORY--General.--Europe Ethics. Moral education. Virtue.