On the daimonion of Socrates

Plutarch

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Plutarch

On the daimonion of Socrates

Human liberation, divine guidance and philosophy

Edited by Heinz-Günther Nesselrath

[Über das daimonion des Socrates. Menschliche Befreiung, göttliche Führung und Philosophie.]

2010. X, 225 pages.

Scripta Antiquitatis Posterioris ad Ethicam REligionemque pertinentia (SAPERE) XVI

DOI 10.1628/978-3-16-156444-4

Sponsored by: Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen

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Plutarch's dialogue On the daimonion of Socrates is a unique combination of exciting historical romance and serious philosophical and religious discussion. The volume offers a range of essays on themes providing further insights into this masterly literary piece: on the historical, religious and philosophical background and on thematic connections with other works by Plutarch.

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Plutarch No vita available.

George Cawkwell is Emeritus Fellow (Ancient History) of University College at the University of Oxford.

Werner Deuse is Professor of Ancient Languages at the University of Siegen.

John Dillon is Emeritus Professor of Greek at Trinity College Dublin.

Robert Parker is Wykeham Professor of Ancient History and Fellow of New College at the University of Oxford.

Christopher Pelling is Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Oxford.

Donald A. Russell Born 1920; professor of classical literature at the Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford; emeritus fellow and former tutor in classics at St John's College, Oxford.

Stephan Schröder is Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Erlangen.

Heinz-Günther Nesselrath Geboren 1957; 1976-81 Studium der Klassischen Philologie und der Alten Geschichte an der Universität zu Köln; 1981 Promotion; 1987 Habilitation; 1992-2001 vollamtlicher Professor für Klass. Philologie an der Universität Bern; seit 2001 Universitätsprofessor für Klass. Philologie an der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.