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Classiques Garnier

L’Animal vertueux dans la philosophie antique à l’époque impériale

  • Prix Zappas 2015 de l'Association pour l'encouragement des études grecques en France
  • Publication type: Book
  • Author: Lhermitte (Jean-François)
  • Preface writer: Burgat (Florence)
  • Abstract: Do animals have moral virtue? During the Roman Empire, this hypothesis was rejected by the Stoics but defended by a composite group who believed in animal intelligence. This essay reconstructs the philosophical background to this classical debate and suggests avenues for modern reflection.
  • Number of pages: 545
  • Parution: 04-02-2015
  • Collection: Kaïnon - Anthropology of Ancient Thought, n° 2
  • CLIL theme: 3127 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Philosophie -- Philosophie antique
  • EAN: 9782812434709
  • ISBN: 978-2-8124-3470-9
  • ISSN: 2428-7903
  • DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-8124-3472-3
  • Publisher: Classiques Garnier
  • Online publication: 04-29-2015
  • Language: French
  • Keyword: Études grecques, lettres classiques, littérature grecque, littérature latine, philosophie antique, psychologie animale, droits des animaux, histoire des idées, science humaines