Seneca on Society: A Guide to de Beneficiis

by Miriam T. Griffin

Seneca's De Beneficiis (On Benefits) is the only work surviving from antiquity that discusses the exchange of gifts and services. Though the topic is of great importance, in practical moral philosophy, sociology, and in the historical study of how Roman society worked, the treatise has received comparatively little scholarly notice in modern times. This is partly attributable to its length, Seneca's fullest treatment of a single subject, and its puzzling...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199245487
• ISBN13: 9780199245482
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.2"