Virtue Ethics and Education from Late Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century

This book argues that premodern 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 examinin...

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Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam University Press 2021
Subjects:	Society & culture: general Media studies Films, cinema thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBB Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history
Online Access:	1005703
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