Plutarch Against Colotes

Plutarch of Chaeroneia's philosophical work remained largely in the shadow of his celebrated Lives partly because it was often dubbed 'popular philosophy' and partly because it was thought to be lacking in originality. The tides are fortunately changing and current scholarship is showing a growing appreciation of Plutarch's philosophical work. This book contributes to the 'rehabilitation' of Plutarch as a philosopher by focusing on an important aspect of his philosophical self: his work as a teacher interpreter and eventually historian of philosophy. Eleni Kechagia offers a critical analysis of Plutarch's anti-Epicurean treatise Against Colotes - a unique text that is both rich in philosophical material and has been widely used as a source for ancient Greek philosophy but which has yet to be studied in its own right.