Moralia - Books

Books

Since the Stephanus edition of 1572, the Moralia have traditionally been arranged in 14 books, as in the following list which includes the English, the original Greek and the Latin title:

• I.
  • 1. On the Education of Children (Περὶ παίδων ἀγωγῆς - De liberis educandis)
  • 2. How the Young Man Should Study Poetry (Πῶς δεῖ τὸν νέον ποιημάτων ἀκούειν - Quomodo adolescens poetas audire debeat)
  • 3. On Hearing (Περὶ τοῦ ἀκούειν - De recta ratione audiendi)
  • 4. How to Tell a Flatterer from a Friend (Πῶς ἄν τις διακρίνοιε τὸν κόλακα τοῦ φίλου - Quomodo adulator ab amico internoscatur)
  • 5. How a Man May Become Aware of his Progress in Virtue (Πῶς ἄν τις αἴσθοιτο ἑαυτοῦ προκόπτοντος ἐπ᾿ ἀρετῇ - Quomodo quis suos in virtute sentiat profectus)
• II.
  • 6. How to Profit by One's Enemies (Πῶς ἄν τις ὑπ᾿ ἐχθρῶν ὠφελοῖτο - De capienda ex inimicis utilitate)
  • 7. On Having Many Friends (Περὶ πολυφιλίας - De amicorum multitudine)
  • 8. On Chance (Περὶ τύχης - De fortuna)
  • 9. On Virtue and Vice (Περὶ ἀρετῆς καὶ κακίας - De virtute et vitio)
  • 10. Letter of Condolence to Apollonius (Παραμυθητικὸς πρὸς Ἀπολλώνιον - Consolatio ad Apollonium)
  • 11. Advice about Keeping Well (Ὑγιεινὰ παραγγέλματα - De tuenda sanitate praecepta)
  • 12. Advice to Bride and Groom (Γαμικὰ παραγγέλματα - Coniugalia praecepta)
  • 13. Dinner of the Seven Wise Men (Ἑπτά σοφῶν συμπόσιον - Septem sapientium convivium)
  • 14. On Superstition (Περὶ δεισιδαιμονίας - De superstitione)
• III.
  • 15. Sayings of Kings and Commanders (Βασιλέων ἀποφθέγματα καὶ στρατηγών - regum et imperatorem apophthegmata)
  • 16. Sayings of the Spartans (Ἀποφθέγματα Λακωνικά - apophthegmata Laconica)
  • 17. Institutions of the Spartans (Τὰ παλαιὰ τῶν Λακεδαιμονίων ἐπιτηδεύματα - instituta Laconica)
  • 18. Sayings of the Spartan Women (Λακαινῶν αποφθέγματα - Lacaenarum apophthegmata)
  • 19. Virtues of Women (Γυναικῶν ἀρεταί - Mulierum virtutes)
• IV.
  • 20. Roman Questions (Αἴτια Ῥωμαϊκά - Quaestiones Romanae)
  • 21. Greek Questions (Αἴτια Ἑλληνικά - Quaestiones Graecae)
  • 22. Greek and Roman Parallel Stories (Συναγωγὴ ἱστοριῶν παραλλήλων Ἑλληνικῶν καὶ Ρωμαϊκῶν - Parallela minora) (pseudo-Plutarch)
  • 23. On the Fortune of the Romans (Περὶ τῆς Ῥωμαίων τύχης - De fortuna Romanorum)
  • 24. On the Fortune or Virtue of Alexander the Great (Περὶ τῆς Ἀλεξάνδρου τύχης ἢ ἀρετῆς - De Alexandri magni fortuna aut virtute)
  • 25. On the Glory of the Athenians (Πότερον Ἀθηναῖοι κατὰ πόλεμον ἢ κατὰ σοφίαν ἐνδοξότεροι - De gloria Atheniensium)
• V.
  • 26. On Isis and Osiris (Περὶ Ἴσιδος και Ὀσίριδος - De Iside et Osiride)
  • 27. On the EI at Delphi (Περὶ τοῦ εἶ τοῦ έν Δελφοίς - De E apud Delphos)
  • 28. Oracles at Delphi no Longer Given in Verse (Περὶ τοῦ μὴ χρᾶν ἔμμετρα νῦν τὴν Πυθίαν - De Pythiae oraculis)
  • 29. On the Obsolescence of Oracles (Περὶ τῶν ἐκλελοιπότων χρηστηρίων - De defectu oraculorum)
• VI.
  • 30. Can Virtue be Taught? (Εἰ διδακτὸν ἡ ἀρετή - An virtus doceri possit)
  • 31. On Moral Virtue (Περὶ ἠθικῆς ἀρετῆς - De virtute morali)
  • 32. On the Control of Anger (Περὶ ἀοργησίας - De cohibenda ira)
  • 33. On Tranquility of Mind (Περὶ εὐθυμίας - De tranquillitate animi)
  • 34. On Brotherly Love (Περὶ φιλαδελφίας - De fraterno amore)
  • 35. On Affection for Offspring (Περὶ τῆς εἰς τὰ ἔγγονα φιλοστοργίας - De amore prolis)
  • 36. Whether Vice is Sufficient to Cause Unhappiness (Εἰ αὐτάρκης ἡ κακία πρὸς κακοδαιμονίαν - An vitiositas ad infelicitatem sufficiat)
  • 37. Whether Affections of the Soul are Worse than Those of the Body (Περὶ τοῦ πότερον τὰ ψυχῆς ἢ τὰ σώματος πάθη χείρονα - Animine an corporis affectiones sint peiores)
  • 38. On Talkativeness (Περὶ ἀδολεσχίας - De garrulitate)
  • 39. On Being a Busybody (Περὶ πολυπραγμοσύνης - De curiositate)
• VII.
  • 40. On Love of Wealth (Περὶ φιλοπλουτίας - De cupiditate divitiarum)
  • 41. On Compliancy (Περὶ δυσωπίας - De vitioso pudore)
  • 42. On Envy and Hate (Περὶ φθόνου καὶ μίσους - De invidia et odio)
  • 43. On Praising Oneself Inoffensively (Περὶ τοῦ ἑαυτὸν ἐπαινεῖν ἀνεπιφθόνως - De laude ipsius)
  • 44. On the Delays of Divine Vengeance (Περὶ τῶν ὑπὸ τοῦ θείου βραδέως τιμωρουμένων - De sera numinis vindicta)
  • 45. On Fate (Περὶ εἰμαρμένης - De fato) (pseudo-Plutarch)
  • 46. On the Sign of Socrates (Περὶ τοῦ Σωκράτους δαιμονίου - De genio Socratis)
  • 47. On Exile (Περὶ φυγῆς - De exilio)
  • 48. Consolation to his Wife (Παραμυθητικὸς πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα - Consolatio ad uxorem)
• VIII.
  • 49. Table Talk (Συμποσιακά - Quaestiones convivales)
• IX.
  • 50. Dialogue on Love (Ἐρωτικός - Amatorius)
• X.
  • 51. Love Stories (Ἐρωτικαὶ διηγήσεις - Amatoriae narrationes)
  • 52. A Philosopher Ought to Converse Especially with Men in Power (Περὶ τοῦ ὅτι μάλιστα τοὶς ἡγεμόσιν δεῖ τὸν φιλόσοφον διαλέγεσθαι - Maxime cum principibus philosopho esse disserendum)
  • 53. To an Uneducated Ruler (Πρὸς ἡγεμόνα ἀπαίδευτον - Ad principem ineruditum)
  • 54. Whether an Old Man Should Engage in Public Affairs (Εἰ πρεσβυτέρῳ πολιτευτέον - An seni respublica gerenda sit)
  • 55. Precepts of Statecraft (Πολιτικὰ παραγγέλματα - Praecepta gerendae reipublicae)
  • 56. On Monarchy, Democracy and Oligarchy (Περὶ μοναρχίας καὶ δημοκρατίας καὶ ὀλιγαρχίας - De unius in republica dominatione, populari statu, et paucorum imperio)
  • 57. That we Ought Not to Borrow (Περὶ τοῦ μὴ δεῖν δανείζεσθαι - De vitando aere alieno)
  • 58. Lives of the Ten Orators (Βίοι τῶν δέκα ῥητόρων - Vitae decem oratorum) (pseudo-Plutarch)
  • 59. Comparison between Aristophanes and Menander (Συγκρίσεως Ἀριστοφάνους καὶ Μενάνδρου ἐπιτομή - Comparationis Aristophanis et Menandri compendium)
• XI.
  • 60. On the Malice of Herodotus (Περὶ τῆς Ἡροδότου κακοηθείας - De malignitate Herodoti)
  • 61. On the Opinions of the Philosophers (Περὶ τῶν ἀρεσκόντων φιλοσόφοις φυσικῶν δογμάτων - De placitis philosophorum)
  • 62. Causes of Natural Phenomena (Αἴτια φυσικά - Quaestiones naturales)
• XII.
  • 63. On the Face Which Appears in the Orb of the Moon (Περὶ τοῦ ἐμφαινομένου προσώπου τῷ κύκλῳ τῆς σελήνης - De facie in orbe lunae)
  • 64. On the Principle of Cold (Περὶ τοῦ πρώτως ψυχροῦ - De primo frigido)
  • 65. Whether Fire or Water is More Useful (Πότερον ὕδωρ ὴ πῦρ χρησιμότερον - Aquane an ignis sit utilior)
  • 66. Whether Land or Sea Animals are Cleverer (Πότερα τῶν ζῴων φρονιμώτερα τὰ χερσαία ἢ τὰ ἔνυδρα - De sollertia animalium)
  • 67. Beasts are Rational (Περὶ τοῦ τὰ ἄλογα λόγῳ χρῆσθαι - Bruta animalia ratione uti)
  • 68. On the Eating of Flesh (Περὶ σαρκοφαγίας - De esu carnium)
• XIII.
  • 69. Platonic Questions (Πλατωνικὰ ζητήματα - Platonicae quaestiones)
  • 70. On the Birth of the Spirit in Timaeus (Περὶ τῆς ἐν Τιμαίῳ ψυχογονίας - De animae procreatione in Timaeo)
  • 71. Summary of the Birth of the Spirit (Ἐπιτομή τοῦ Περὶ τῆς ἐν τῷ Τιμαίῳ ψυχογονίας - Epitome libri de animae procreatione in Timaeo)
  • 72. On Stoic Self-Contradictions (Περὶ Στωϊκῶν ἐναντιωμάτων - De Stoicorum repugnantiis)
  • 73. The Stoics Speak More Paradoxically than the Poets (Ὅτι παραδοξότερα οἱ Στωϊκοὶ τῶν ποιητῶν λέγουσιν - Stoicos absurdiora poetis dicere)
  • 74. On Common Conceptions against the Stoics (Περὶ τῶν κοινῶν ἐννοιῶν πρὸς τοὺς Στωϊκούς - De communibus notitiis adversus Stoicos)
• XIV.
  • 75. It is Impossible to Live Pleasantly in the Manner of Epicurus (Ὅτι οὐδὲ ἡδέως ζῆν ἔστιν κατ’ Ἐπίκουρον - Non posse suaviter vivi secundum Epicurum)
  • 76. Against Colotes (Πρὸς Κωλώτην - Adversus Colotem)
  • 77. Is the Saying "Live in Obscurity" Right? (Εἰ καλῶς εἴρηται τὸ λάθε βιώσας - An recte dictum sit latenter esse vivendum)
  • 78. On Music (Περὶ μουσικῆς - De musica) (pseudo-Plutarch)