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- Title
Philosophy and Platonism in Fronto's Correspondence<sup>*</sup>.
- Authors
Costantini, Leonardo
- Abstract
This chapter focuses on the references and allusions to Plato in Fronto's epistolary corpus, especially in his correspondence with Marcus Aurelius, to whom Fronto taught rhetoric. Attention will be paid to Fronto's engagement with philosophy and his high esteem for Plato and (Middle) Platonism: Plato symbolizes the perfect synthesis between philosophy and rhetoric, which Fronto measures against the fallacy of Stoic dialectic, and Platonic elements play an important function in several letters.
- Subjects
PLATO, 428-347 B.C.; PLATONISTS; MARCUS Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180; ENGAGEMENT (Philosophy); ALLUSIONS; RESPECT
- Publication
Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, 2023, Vol 66, Issue 1, p23
- ISSN
0076-0730
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/bics/qbad002