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Homeric Ethics

Homeric Ethics is a theoretical framework within classical philology that systematically examines the moral values, social norms, and hero ideals embedded in the Homeric epics, distinguishing itself by analyzing ethical agency and character choice through the lens of ancient Greek heroic culture rather than anachronistic modern moral systems.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Aidos: The Psychology and Ethics of Honour and Shame in Ancient Greek Literature

Elizabeth Belfiore, Douglas Cairns · The American Journal of Philology · 1994 · 370 citations

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An historical Homeric society?

Anthony Snodgrass · The Journal of Hellenic Studies · 1974 · 315 citations

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Divine justice and cosmic order in early Greek Epic

William Allan · The Journal of Hellenic Studies · 2006 · 153 citations

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A short history of ethics: a history of moral philosophy from the Homeric age to the twentieth century

Choice Reviews Online · 1998 · 124 citations

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Moral Codes and Social Structure in Ancient Greece: A Sociology of Greek Ethics from Homer to the Epicureans and Stoics.

Walter Donlan, Joseph M. Bryant · The American Historical Review · 1997 · 61 citations

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Authors

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  1. JM
    Joseph M. Bryant

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 86 citations

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  2. WD
    Walter Donlan

    University of California, Irvine, United States

    1 publications · 61 citations

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  3. AB
    Adam Brown

    Transnational Press London

    1 publications · 38 citations

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  4. WA
    William Allan

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 153 citations

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  5. SV
    Sarah Van der Laan

    1 publications · 19 citations

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Institutions

3

  1. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  2. Transnational Press London

    Sale, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    38 citations

  3. Institute of History and Archaeology

    Yekaterinburg, Russia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    370 citations

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  1. The Journal of Hellenic Studies

    3 publications · 506 citations

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  2. Milton Studies

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  3. The American Journal of Philology

    AJP · 1 publications · 370 citations

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  4. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 1 publications · 61 citations

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  5. Phoenix

    1 publications · 25 citations

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