Plutarch’s polemic against Colotes’ view on legislation and politics. A reading of Adversus Colotem 30-34 (1124D-1127E)

At the end of his Adversus Colotem, Plutarch attacks the Epicurean view of politics (1124D-1127E). His starting point is a verbatim quotation from Colotes. The latter apparently concluded his polemical pamphlet with an enthusiastic appraisal of the work of early legis...

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Main Author: Geert Roskam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ENS Éditions 2013-05-01
Series:Aitia : Regards sur la Culture Hellénistique au XXIe Siècle
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/aitia/731