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Plutarch's essays and miscellanies, Vol. 1 (of 5)

by Plutarch

Level C1 · AdvancedPhilosophy23 chapters
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About this book

Explore timeless reflections on ethics, virtue, and human nature through translations of Plutarch’s Morals, revealing insights shaped by centuries of scholarship and the challenges of bringing ancient wisdom into English.

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Contents

23 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02EDITOR’S PREFACE.
03INTRODUCTION.
04CONTENTS OF VOLUME FIRST. WITH THE TRANSLATORS’ NAMES.
05A DISCOURSE TOUCHING THE TRAINING OF CHILDREN.
06CONCERNING THE CURE OF ANGER. A DIALOGUE. SYLLA, FUNDANUS.
07OF BASHFULNESS.
08THAT VIRTUE MAY BE TAUGHT.
09THE ACCOUNT OF THE LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF THE LACEDAEMONIANS.46
10CONCERNING MUSIC.51 ONESICRATES, SOTERICHUS, LYSIAS.
11OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. PLUTARCH WISHETH ALL HEALTH TO HIS PACCIUS.
12OF SUPERSTITION OR INDISCREET DEVOTION.

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