Exemplary Ethics in Ancient Rome
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Exemplary Ethics in Ancient Rome

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Exemplary Ethics in Ancient Rome

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This ground-breaking study conveys the thrill and moral power of the ancient Roman story-world and its ancestral tales of bloody heroism. Its account of 'exemplary ethics' explores how and what Romans learnt from these moral exempla, arguing that they disseminated widely not only core values such as courage and loyalty, but also key ethical debates and controversies which are still relevant for us today. Exemplary ethics encouraged controversial thinking, creative imitation, and a critical perspective on moral issues, and it plays an important role in Western philosophical thought. The model of exemplary ethics developed here is based on a comprehensive survey of Latin literature, and its innovative approach also synthesizes methodologies from disciplines such as contemporary philosophy, educational theory, and cultural memory studies. It offers a new and robust framework for the study of Roman exempla that will also be valuable for the study of moral exempla in other settings.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9781108616584
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. Preface and Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter 1 Roman Values and the Archetypal Exemplum
  9. Chapter 2 The Special Capacity of Exemplary Stories
  10. Chapter 3 Exploitation, Participation and the Social Function of Exempla
  11. Chapter 4 The Experience of Learning from Exempla
  12. Chapter 5 Multiplicity, Breadth, Diversity and Situational Sensitivity in Exemplary Ethics
  13. Chapter 6 Working Consensus around Roman Exempla
  14. Chapter 7 Indeterminacy of Exempla: Interpretation, Motivation and Improvisation
  15. Chapter 8 Sites of Exemplarity: Referentiality, Memory, Orality
  16. Chapter 9 The Dynamics of Cultural Memory: Forgetting, Rupture, Contestation
  17. Chapter 10 Changing Sites of Exemplarity: Two Case Studies
  18. Chapter 11 Diachronic Overview of the Exemplary Terrain
  19. Chapter 12 Controversial Thinking through Exempla
  20. Chapter 13 Literary and Philosophical Adventures in the Exemplary Terrain
  21. Conclusion
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index Locorum
  24. General Index