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