Virtue Ethics and Education from Late Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century

• Tác giả: Andreas Hellerstedt
• ISBN-13: 978-9048535101
• Thông tin xuất bản: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource (374 pages).
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 462513
• Chủ đề: 1. Ethics--History; 2. Moral education--History; 3. Virtue--History; 4. Éducation morale--Histoire; 5. Morale--Histoire; 6. Vertus--Histoire; 7. Ethics; 8. European history; 9. HISTORY--Civilization; 10. HISTORY--Essays; 11. HISTORY--Reference; 12. HISTORY--Social History; 13. HISTORY--General--Europe; 14. Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; 15. Literature: history & criticism; 16. Moral education; 17. Virtue

Tóm tắt

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.