Plutarch's Morals
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
License
Public Domain
Originally published
100
Latest release
Jul 30, 2026
Pages
578
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Paperback nonfiction
Table of Contents
- BY ARTHUR RICHARD SHILLETO, M.A.
- PREFACE.
- PLUTARCH'S MORALS.
- § i. Appeals to foreign law-courts were first…
- ON LOVE.
- CONJUGAL PRECEPTS.
- CONSOLATORY LETTER TO HIS WIFE.
- § i. As to virtue we deliberate and dispute…
- ON VIRTUE AND VICE.
- § i. I propose to discuss what is called and…
- § i. What amount of argument, Sossius Senecio,…
- WHETHER VICE IS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE UNHAPPINESS.
- WHETHER THE DISORDERS OF MIND OR BODY ARE WORSE.
- § i. Menon the Thessalian, who thought he was a…
- HOW ONE MAY DISCERN A FLATTERER FROM A FRIEND.
- § i. I am well aware, Cornelius Pulcher, that…
- ON TALKATIVENESS.
- ON CURIOSITY.
- ON SHYNESS.
- A DIALOGUE BETWEEN SYLLA AND FUNDANUS
- ON CONTENTEDNESS OF MIND.
- ON ENVY AND HATRED.
- § i. To speak to other people about one's own…
- ON THOSE WHO ARE PUNISHED BY THE DEITY LATE.
- AGAINST BORROWING MONEY.
- WHETHER "LIVE UNKNOWN" BE A WISE PRECEPT.
- § i. They say those discourses, like friends,…
- ON FORTUNE.
- INDEX.
- Notes