Arius Didymus on Peripatetic Ethics, Household Management, and Politics: Text, Translation, and Discussion (Rutgers University Studies in Classical Humanities)

"This volume features a unique epitome (original summation) of Aristotelian practical philosophy. It is often attributed to Arius Didymus who composed a survey of Peripatetic thought on three closely related areas: ethics, household management, and politics. The quality of the epitome, which draws not only on the surviving treatises of Aristotle, but also on works by later Peripatetics, is excellent. In recent years the epitome has attracted increased attention as an important document for the understanding of Hellenistic philosophy. This new edition of the Greek text is much needed; the most recent edition dates from 1884 and is seriously faulty. This translation, provided by Georgia Tsouni, is based on the oldest and best manuscripts and takes account of recent discussions of difficult passages. In addition, an English translation appears opposite the Greek text on facing pages. The text-translation is followed by nine essays, which are written for a wide audience--not only philosophers and classicists, but also scholars interested in politics and social order. The essays also consider issues of a more philological nature: Who in fact was the author of the epitome? Is Theophrastus an important source? In discussing political matters, is the author intending to defend the practice of philosophy in Augustan Rome? Was there a second epitome, perhaps with a different slant, that has been lost?"--Provided by publisher Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 Preface 8 Contributors 12 1 Didymus’ Epitome of Peripatetic Ethics, Household Management, and Politics: An Edition with Translation 14 2 The Quest for an Author 82 3 Moral Virtue in Didymus’ Epitome of Peripatetic Ethics 88 4 Intrinsic Worth of Others in the Peripatetic Epitome, Doxography C 136 5 Two Conceptions of “Primary Acts of Virtue” in Doxography C 174 6 Bodily and External Goods in Relation to Happiness 218 7 Didymus on Types of Life 240 8 Didymus’ Epitome of the Economic and Political Topic 268 9 Von Arnim, Didymus and Augustus: Three Related Notes on Doxography C 306 10 Seneca’s Peripatetics: Epistulae Morales 92 and the Stobaean Doxography C 322 Subject Index to Chapters 2–10 356 Contains Essays By Different Authors On Arius Didymus. Also Contains Parallel Text In Greek And English Of Fragments Attributed To Arius Didymus, Preserved In Stobaeus's Eclogues. Translation Of Arius Didymus By Georgia Tsouni.