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O'Brien, Maeve (2007) Apuleius the Philosopher? Yearbook of the Irish Philosophical Society , 2007 (ISBN: 0953170675). pp. 131-141.
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Abstract
This paper is about the classification of Apuleius as either a philosopher or
as a sophist. Known to us primarily through his Second Sophistic novel Metamophoses (Transformations), alternatively entitled The Golden Ass, Apuleius 'the philosopher' does
not trip off the tongue. As Apuleius says in Florida 13, the wisdom and the eloquence
of the philosopher (philosophi ratio et oratio) are ready at all times to awaken awe in all
who hear. Apuleius is equally rhetor and philosophus and both these facets are
exemplified not only in his philosophical works but also pre-eminently in the Metamorphoses.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Apuleius; Philosophy; Golden Ass; Metamorphoses; Sophist; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > Ancient Classics Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > Philosophy |
| Item ID: | 3795 |
| Depositing User: | Maeve O'Brien |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jul 2012 14:51 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Yearbook of the Irish Philosophical Society |
| Publisher: | Irish Philosophical Society |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/3795 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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