セネカにおける哲学的言説とその文体 : マニフェストとその底意

Seneca on Philosophical Discourse and Its Style: The Manifesto and the Hidden Agenda

Nakanishi Katsuto

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[PISSN] 2186-7909

[NCID] AA12942536

This study aims to explain the apparent inconsistencies between Seneca’s declared requirements for philosophical discourse and his actions . In his Letters on Ethics , he characterizes the ideal way of philosophical discourse as frank and sincere without rhetorical ornamentation . According to him, elaborate composition s are unnecessary; they obscure the matter and, worse, sometimes testify to the author’s vices. Nonetheless, his writing style is rather elaborate rich in proverbs , which makes him appear as the first betrayer of his own manifesto. However, in reality he observed a hidden agenda , in avoiding fatal violation of the spirit of the manifesto. To elicit the reason for the tension, I focus on two points: the provisos of Seneca’s formulations ; and the role of Seneca in his own works as a peer advisor and a bad example. This will elucidate the nature of the manifesto as a propaganda for true protreptic eloquence and justify his extensive use of rhetorical maneuvers. He substantially utilizes his allege d status as a failure in the ideal Stoic education to evangelize Stoicism effectively in the guise of the sober proficient.

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西日本応用倫理学研究会

科学技術振興機構

Japan Science and Technology Agency

広島大学創発的 次世代 研究者育成・支援プログラム

広島大学創発的 次世代 研究者育成・支援プログラム

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