The moral power of the word: Ethical literature in Antiquity

IF 0.7 Q4 ETHICS

Ethics and Bioethics (in Central Europe) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 DOI:10.2478/ebce-2020-0012

P. Pączkowski

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Abstract

Abstract According to an old legend, during the Messenian Wars in Laconia in the 8th and 7th centuries BC, the Athenians sent the poet Tyrtaeus to the Spartans who were close to being defeated; he aroused in them the fighting spirit and renewed Spartan virtues. Philosophers in antiquity believed in the psychagogical power of the word, and this belief provided the foundation for ancient ethical literature, whose main purpose was to call for a spiritual transformation and to convert to philosophy. In this paper, I would like to demonstrate what tradition philosophy referred to in these efforts; what concept of man supported that belief; finally, what literary genres were used by ancient philosophers in ethics.

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世界的道德力量:古代的伦理文学

根据一个古老的传说，在公元前8世纪和7世纪拉科尼亚的墨塞尼亚战争中，雅典人派诗人提尔泰乌斯去找即将战败的斯巴达人;他唤醒了他们的斗志和斯巴达人的美德。古代哲学家相信话语的心理力量，这种信念为古代伦理文学提供了基础，其主要目的是呼吁精神上的转变并转向哲学。在这篇文章中，我想说明传统哲学在这些努力中所指的是什么;什么样的人的观念支持这种信念?最后，古代哲学家在伦理学中使用了哪些文学体裁。

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Ethics and Bioethics (in Central Europe) Arts and Humanities-Philosophy

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1.00

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28.60%

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审稿时长

12 weeks

期刊介绍： Ethics & Bioethics (in Central Europe) is one of the leading Central European international journals in ethics and bioethics focusing on philosophical ethics, bioethics and applied ethics also including the history of ethics, ethical and moral education as well as professional ethics. The journal publishes theoretical articles as well as empirical findings concerning all aspects of ethics and morality. Authors can submit research articles, review articles, book reviews, conference reports and information on recently published books. Ethics & Bioethics (in Central Europe) is published in print as well as electronic format, two issues per year (June and December). Only articles in English are accepted for publishing.