TY - BOOK AU - Hellerstedt,Andreas AU - Hellerstedt,Andreas TI - Virtue Ethics and Education from Late Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century SN - 9789048535101 PY - 2018/// CY - Amsterdam PB - Amsterdam University Press KW - Society & culture: general N2 - This book argues that premodern societies were characterized by the quest for virtue. The concept of virtue, complicated and much fought-over, permeated society, encouraging wisdom, courage, and justice, while simultaneously legitimizing social hierarchies based on sex and nationality. By examining pedagogical texts, rituals, performances, and images, this book illuminates the evolution of virtue through time, helping readers understand the guiding principles of historical action UR - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yKIrdCPDAG_9c22mwoOIO2DOhtj65Wqa/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106555315294820607512&rtpof=true&sd=true ER -