Either a God or a Wild Beast
Exile, Autonomy, and the Human Condition in Plutarch's Sertorius
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3939101 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen A Collins-Elliott, Stephen A Collins-Elliott Stephen A Collins-Elliott, S A Collins‐Elliott (0000-0002-5642-6903, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 3/4 |
| Pages | 250 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.7834/phoenix.71.3-4.0250 |
| OpenAlex | W2901000509, W4298047712 |
| Language | EN |
In light of the Aristotelian paradigm that human beings must categorically belong to a community, Sertorius' detachment and self-sufficiency are problematic for individual and Roman societal wellbeing. Plutarch examines the tension in Sertorius' character with respect to the ethical and political concerns of his own day
Aesthetics · Autonomy · Character (mathematics) · Environmental ethics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Joseph Conrad and Literature · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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