Ethical Fragments【電子書籍】[ Hierocles ]

＜p＞＜em＞"We ought always to deal justly, not only with those who are just to us, but likewise with those who endeavor to injure us; and this, for fear lest by rendering them evil for evil, we should fall into the same vice."＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Little is known about 2nd century Greek Stoic philosopher Hierocles. The only biographical reference to him is from his contemporary Aulus Gellius who describes him as a "grave and holy man.” Hierocles was famous for his ＜em＞Elements of Ethics＜/em＞, a book which was thought to be lost until part of it was discovered in a papyrus fragment at Hermopolis in 1901. The three hundred line fragment discusses self-perception, and argues that all birds, reptiles, and mammals from the moment of birth perceive themselves continuously and that self-perception is both the primary and the most basic faculty of animals.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Other surviving excerpts of Hierocles' writings focus on social relationships, marriage, household, and family. The Greek Stoic describes life a．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る