登入
選單
返回
Google圖書搜尋
Moral Vision in the Histories of Polybius
Arthur M. Eckstein
出版
University of California Press
, 2023-09-01
主題
Political Science / History & Theory
History / Ancient / General
ISBN
0520914694
9780520914698
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=2OjQEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
EBook
SAMPLE
註釋
Arthur Eckstein's fresh and stimulating interpretation challenges the way Polybius'
Histories
have long been viewed. He argues that Polybius evaluates people and events as much from a moral viewpoint as from a pragmatic, utilitarian, or even "Machiavellian" one. Polybius particularly asks for "improvement" in his audience, hoping that those who study his writings will emerge with a firm determination to live their lives nobly. Teaching by the use of moral exemplars, Polybius also tries to prove that success is not the sole standard by which human action should be judged.
Arthur Eckstein's fresh and stimulating interpretation challenges the way Polybius'
Histories
have long been viewed. He argues that Polybius evaluates people and events as much from a moral viewpoint as from a pragmatic, utilitarian, or even "Machi