On Morals or Concerning Education is an exhortation on the
importance of education by the prolific late-Byzantine author and
statesman Theodore Metochites (1270-1332), who rose to the
aristocracy from a middle-class background but fell from favor late
in life and died as a monk. As a manual of proper living and
ethical guidance, the treatise offers unique insights into the
heightened roles of philosophy and rhetoric at a time when the
elite engaged intensely with their Hellenic heritage, part of a
larger imperial attempt to restore Byzantium to its former glories.
On Morals probes hotly disputed issues in fourteenth-century
Byzantine society, such as the distinction between the active and
contemplative life and the social position of scholars.
Metochites's focus on the character and function of Christian faith
also reflects ongoing debates regarding the philosophy of religion.
Occasional autobiographical digressions offer fascinating glimpses
of Metochites's distinctive personality. This volume provides the
full Byzantine Greek text alongside the first English translation
of one of Metochites's longest works.
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