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Kilka uwag na temat polemiki Plutarcha ze stoikami
Some comments on the polemics of Plutarch with Stoics

Author(s): Michał Damski
Subject(s): Philosophy, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Ancient Philosphy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: Stoic philosophy; ethics; stoic sage; moral progress; Chrysippus; Plutarch of Chaeronea;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to briefly discuss several key anti-stoic arguments presented in Plutarch’s polemical texts — De stoicorum repugnantiis and De communibus notitiis adversus stoicos. The paper argues that the polemic against Stoicism is rather ill-disposed and that the presented arguments, despite their rhetorical power and elegancy in language, show an insufficient understanding of the criticised doctrine.

  • Issue Year: VII/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 223-232
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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