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oapen-20.500.12657-244122024-03-22T19:23:23Z Virtue Ethics and Education from Late Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century Hellerstedt, Andreas Society & culture: general Media studies Media studies Society & culture: general Films, cinema thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBB Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history This book argues that premodern societies were characterized by the quest for “virtue.” The concept of virtue, complicated and much fought-over, permeated society, encouraging wisdom, courage, and justice, while simultaneously legitimizing social hierarchies based on sex and nationality. By examining pedagogical texts, rituals, performances, and images, this book illuminates the evolution of virtue through time, helping readers understand the guiding principles of historical action. 2019-10-23 23:55 2020-03-27 15:48:21 2020-04-01T09:57:50Z 2020-04-01T09:57:50Z 2018 book 1005703 OCN: 1051222081 9789462984448 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24412 eng Knowledge Communities application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 1005703.pdf http://www.aup.nl/do.php?a=show_visitor_home&l=2 Amsterdam University Press 10.1515/9789048535101 10.1515/9789048535101 dd3d1a33-0ac2-4cfe-a101-355ae1bd857a 9789462984448 374 Amsterdam open access
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This book argues that premodern societies were characterized by the quest for “virtue.” The concept of virtue, complicated and much fought-over, permeated society, encouraging wisdom, courage, and justice, while simultaneously legitimizing social hierarchies based on sex and nationality. By examining pedagogical texts, rituals, performances, and images, this book illuminates the evolution of virtue through time, helping readers understand the guiding principles of historical action.
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