Happiness in Herodotus.
In conversation with Croesus, Herodotus' Solon makes two important points about human happiness: a) any human life is filled with change, so a person's happiness cannot be evaluated properly until he or she has died; b) the rich and powerful are as subject to change as anyone else. This paper explor...
| Published in: | Symbolae Osloenses Vol. 85; no. 1; pp. 52 - 74 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2011
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