On Talkativeness

Plutarch/ Helmbold, W. C. (Translator)

ISBN 10: 1916809456 / ISBN 13: 9781916809451

Verlag: Eris, 2025

32 pages. 7.60x4.30x7.50 inches. In Stock. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers __1916809456

Inhaltsangabe:

"It is a troublesome and difficult task that philosophy has in hand when it undertakes to cure garrulousness. For the remedy, words of reason, requires listeners; but the garrulous listen to nobody, for they are always talking."

Plutarch's essay takes on an unusual philosophical problem: people who talk too much. In part an erudite and highly amusing history of the chatterbox as a social phenomenon, On Talkativeness also finds its way to the heart of much more serious issues--among them the nature of sociability and civic obligation. Careless talk, it turns out, really can cost lives, and quite possibly a great deal more.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Plutarch (46-c. 119) was a Greek philosopher and historian. His book of Parallel Lives is a landmark work in the art of biography.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: On Talkativeness
Verlag: Eris
Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Brand New