
audiobook
by Plutarch
ESSAYSandMISCELLANIES
By Plutarch
PHILOSOPHICAL ESSAYS
THAT A PHILOSOPHER OUGHT CHIEFLY TO CONVERSE WITH GREAT MEN.
SENTIMENTS CONCERNING NATURE WITH WHICH PHILOSOPHERS WERE DELIGHTED
BOOK I.
CHAPTER I. WHAT IS NATURE?
CHAPTER II. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PRINCIPLE AND AN ELEMENT?
CHAPTER III. WHAT ARE PRINCIPLES?
CHAPTER IV. HOW WAS THIS WORLD COMPOSED IN THAT ORDER AND AFTER THAT MANNER IT IS?
Language
en
Duration
~27 hours (1572K characters)
Release date
2002-02-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

46–119
Best known for bringing the ancient world to life through vivid character portraits, this Greek writer paired famous Greeks and Romans to explore ambition, virtue, and failure. His works have shaped biography, history, and moral writing for centuries.
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