8 Bücher ähnlich wie Moralia
Vom pflichtgemäßen Handeln
De Officiis (On Duties, On Obligations, or On Moral Responsibilities) is a 44 BC treatise by Marcus Tullius Cicero divided into three books, in which Cicero expounds his conception of the best way to live, behave, and observe moral obligations. The posthumously published work discusses what is honorable (Book I), what is to ones advantage (Book II), and what to do when the honorable and private…
Gemeinsame Themen: Ancient Ethics, Ethics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy
Geschichte der europäischen Sitten
History of ethics.
Gemeinsame Themen: Ancient Ethics, Ethics, Philosophy
Nikomachische Ethik
An detailed examination of what the best life might be for human beings. In order to anwer this question, Aristotle finds he also has to examine what virtue itself is and all of the various virtues that might make up the best life.
Gemeinsame Themen: Ancient Ethics, Ethics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy
Cyropaedia
[[Xenophons Cyropaedia, 1803 English edition.]]
Gemeinsame Themen: Greek literature, Early works to 1800, Philosophy, Poetry
Selbstbetrachtungen
Meditations is a collection of personal reflections and notes by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned 161 to 180 AD), offering a profound look into the philosophy of Stoicism. It was never intended for publication, making it a raw and intimate self-help manual for the emperor during his campaigns and rule. The central theme revolves around living a good, rational, and virtuous life in…
Gemeinsame Themen: Ancient Philosophy, Ethics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy
Von der Natur der Dinge
This is regarded as a seminal text of Epicurean science and philosophy. Epicurians discarded both the idea of immortality and the superstitious worship of wilful gods for a life of serene contentment in the available pleasures of nature. Lucretius (c100-c55BC), in elucidating this belief, steers the reader through an extraordinary breadth of subject matter, ranging from the indestructibility of…
Gemeinsame Themen: Ancient Philosophy, Early works to 1800, Science, Philosophy
Der Führer der Unschlüssigen
The Guide for the Perplexed (Hebrew:מורה נבוכים, translit. Moreh Nevukhim, Arabic: dalālatul ḥā’irīn דלאל̈ה אלחאירין دلالة الحائرين) is one of the major works of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides or "the Rambam". It was written in the 12th century in the form of a three-volume letter to his student, Rabbi Joseph ben Judah of Ceuta, the son of Rabbi Judah, and is the main source…
Gemeinsame Themen: Ancient Philosophy, Early works to 1800, Philosophy
Poetik
Few, if any, writers in history have made major contributions to as many fields of knowledge as Aristotle...
'If there are two definitive features of ancient Greek civilization,' writes Hugh Lawson-Tancred in his wide-ranging Introduction, 'they are articulacy and competition.' In the city-states oratorical competence was an essential asset for politicians in the Assemblies and Councils and even…
Gemeinsame Themen: Ethics, Early works to 1800, Science, Philosophy