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Arete in Plato and Aristotle, Selected Essays from the 6th Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Hellenic Heritage of Sicily and Southern Italy

Author

Elliott; Jay R. ; Brown; Ryan M.

Year

2022

Publisher

Parnassos Press � Fonte Aretusa

Language

English

Pages

11

ISBN

978-1-94249-546-8

Link

Last Update

23-Oct-2024

Keywords

Philosophy

Description

This collection brings together essays presented at Fonte Aretusa’s Sixth Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Hellenic Heritage of Sicily and Southern Italy. Due to ongoing restrictions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, some papers were presented virtually during June 2021, and others were presented in person in Siracusa the following month. In both cases, the papers benefitted from discussion at the conference and subsequent revisions in consultation with the editors. The focus of the symposium was aretē (pl. aretai), a central, yet elusive notion in ancient Greek culture. Traditionally associated with the strength and skill of heroes, warriors, and athletes, aretē evolved...

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