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Plutarch's Morals

Plutarch's Morals

by Plutarch

This 1898 volume presents the lesser-known *Moralia* by the ancient author Plutarch, consisting of various essays on diverse subjects. The text discusses the historical reception and influence of the *Moralia* among various scholars, writers, and universities, noting its historical appreciation compared to Plutarch's more widely read *Lives*.

Language
English
License
Public Domain
Originally published
100
Latest release
Jul 30, 2026
Pages
578
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Paperback nonfiction
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Table of Contents

  1. BY ARTHUR RICHARD SHILLETO, M.A.
  2. PREFACE.
  3. PLUTARCH'S MORALS.
  4. § i. Appeals to foreign law-courts were first…
  5. ON LOVE.
  6. CONJUGAL PRECEPTS.
  7. CONSOLATORY LETTER TO HIS WIFE.
  8. § i. As to virtue we deliberate and dispute…
  9. ON VIRTUE AND VICE.
  10. § i. I propose to discuss what is called and…
  11. § i. What amount of argument, Sossius Senecio,…
  12. WHETHER VICE IS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE UNHAPPINESS.
  13. WHETHER THE DISORDERS OF MIND OR BODY ARE WORSE.
  14. § i. Menon the Thessalian, who thought he was a…
  15. HOW ONE MAY DISCERN A FLATTERER FROM A FRIEND.
  16. § i. I am well aware, Cornelius Pulcher, that…
  17. ON TALKATIVENESS.
  18. ON CURIOSITY.
  19. ON SHYNESS.
  20. A DIALOGUE BETWEEN SYLLA AND FUNDANUS
  21. ON CONTENTEDNESS OF MIND.
  22. ON ENVY AND HATRED.
  23. § i. To speak to other people about one's own…
  24. ON THOSE WHO ARE PUNISHED BY THE DEITY LATE.
  25. AGAINST BORROWING MONEY.
  26. WHETHER "LIVE UNKNOWN" BE A WISE PRECEPT.
  27. § i. They say those discourses, like friends,…
  28. ON FORTUNE.
  29. INDEX.
  30. Notes