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Plutarch (Plutarchus), ca. 45-120 CE, was born at Chaeronea in Boeotia in central Greece, studied philosophy at Athens, and, after coming to Rome as a teacher in philosophy, was given consular rank by the emperor Trajan and a procuratorship in Greece by Hadrian. He was married and the father of one daughter and four sons. He appears as a man of kindly character and independent thought, studious and learned. Plutarch wrote on many subjects. Most popular have always been the 46 Parallel Lives, biographies planned to be ethical examples in pairs (in each pair, one Greek figure and one similar Roman), though the last four lives are single. All are invaluable sources of our knowledge of the lives and characters of Greek and Roman statesmen, soldiers and orators. Plutarch's many other varied extant works, about 60 in number, are known as Moralia or Moral Essays. They are of high literary value, besides being of great use to people interested in philosophy, ethics and religion. The Loeb Classical Library edition of the Moralia is in fifteen volumes, volume XIII having two parts. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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The editor/translator is not afraid to mention Plutarch's errors and inconsistencies in the running commentary/footnotes. Going back and forth between both is a bit tiresome; so I would probably suggest reading the actual work once through and then reading the editor's footnotes. I think the editor, as many have done, attributes to Plato more consistency than he actually had. Not that I take the Straussian view that Plato never voiced his own views in his dialogues, but I do think he may have voiced disparate views by his various interlocutors. In some cases, Plato may have changed views, and in others, he may have been undecided and simply provided various opinions on a given subject. Later interpreters and expositors probably made choices between these disparate views and accepted them as Plato's.
I do highly recommend this book for those interested in Platonism and it's historical development. Loeb, I do believe, has the only translation of this work of Plutarch's, which includes the Greek with the English. While copies still are available, it might be advisable to procure one for those interested. ( )