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Plutarch's essays and miscellanies, Vol. 3 (of 5)

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The Moralia (Latin for "Morals", "Customs" or "Mores"; Ancient Greek: Ἠθικά, Ethiká) is a set of essays ascribed to the 1st-century scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea. The eclectic collection contains 78 essays and transcribed speeches. They provide insights into Roman and Greek life, but they also include timeless observations. Many generations of Europeans have read or imitated them, including Michel de Montaigne, Renaissance Humanists and Enlightenment philosophers. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)

Plutarch's essays and miscellanies, Vol. 3 (of 5), by Plutarch. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #78851.

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93 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter1,163 words
  2. 2.Book I: A threefold division of Philosophy, 104. Natural Philosophy174 words
  3. 3.Book II: Of the world, κοσμόϛ, 132. Of the figure of the world, 133384 words
  4. 4.Book IV: Of the overflowing of the Nile, 160. Of the soul, 161167 words
  5. 5.Book V: Of divination, 176. Whence do dreams arise? 176. Of the277 words
  6. 6.Book I: Question 1. At a feast is it allowable to talk learnedly226 words
  7. 7.Book II: Question 1. What are the most agreeable questions and427 words
  8. 8.Book V: The soul has pleasures peculiar to itself and distinct171 words
  9. 9.Book VI: The memory of a useful discourse gives pleasure long175 words
  10. 10.Book VII: Question 1. Plato defended for saying that drink passeth272 words
  11. 11.Book VIII: In our entertainments we may and should use learned and205 words
  12. 12.Book IX: Question 1. Concerning verses fitly applied, and the (1)8,675 words
  13. 13.Book IX: Question 1. Concerning verses fitly applied, and the (2)8,528 words
  14. 14.Book IX: Question 1. Concerning verses fitly applied, and the (3)8,859 words
  15. 15.Book IX: Question 1. Concerning verses fitly applied, and the (4)6,818 words
  16. 16.Book I365 words
  17. 17.Chapter I: What Is Nature?217 words
  18. 18.Chapter II174 words
  19. 19.Chapter III: Of Principles, and What They Are1,995 words
  20. 20.Chapter IV422 words
  21. 21.Chapter V: Whether the Universe Is One316 words
  22. 22.Chapter VI849 words
  23. 23.Chapter VII: What Is God?1,595 words
  24. 24.Chapter XII: Of Bodies1,264 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXVIII: Of the Nature of Fate179 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXIX: Of Fortune837 words
  27. 27.Chapter VI221 words
  28. 28.Chapter VII747 words
  29. 29.Chapter XIII829 words
  30. 30.Chapter XX: Of the Essence of the Sun667 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXIV: Of the Eclipses of the Sun639 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXIX: Of the Eclipse of the Moon340 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXI57 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXII216 words
  35. 35.Chapter I: Of the Galaxy, or the Milky Way239 words
  36. 36.Chapter II298 words
  37. 37.Chapter III390 words
  38. 38.Chapter V: Of the Rainbow1,397 words
  39. 39.Chapter XV: Of Earthquakes416 words
  40. 40.Chapter XVI200 words
  41. 41.Chapter XVII343 words
  42. 42.Chapter I: Of the Overflowing of the Nile409 words
  43. 43.Chapter III184 words
  44. 44.Chapter IV: Of the Parts of the Soul529 words
  45. 45.Chapter VIII434 words
  46. 46.Chapter XI305 words
  47. 47.Chapter XII311 words
  1. 48.Chapter XIII: Of Our Sight, and by What Means We See690 words
  2. 49.Chapter XIX: Of the Voice379 words
  3. 50.Chapter XX219 words
  4. 51.Chapter XXI224 words
  5. 52.Chapter XXII: Of Respiration or Breathing653 words
  6. 53.Chapter I: Of Divination116 words
  7. 54.Chapter II: Whence Dreams Do Arise123 words
  8. 55.Chapter III: Of the Nature of Generative Seed113 words
  9. 56.Chapter V112 words
  10. 57.Chapter VI: How It Is That Conceptions Are Made74 words
  11. 58.Chapter VII259 words
  12. 59.Chapter VIII99 words
  13. 60.Chapter IX135 words
  14. 61.Chapter X137 words
  15. 62.Chapter XI141 words
  16. 63.Chapter XII108 words
  17. 64.Chapter XIII189 words
  18. 65.Chapter XIV131 words
  19. 66.Chapter XV226 words
  20. 67.Chapter XVI125 words
  21. 68.Chapter XVII81 words
  22. 69.Chapter XVIII553 words
  23. 70.Chapter XIX298 words
  24. 71.Chapter XX211 words
  25. 72.Chapter XXI116 words
  26. 73.Chapter XXII101 words
  27. 74.Chapter XXIII: What Are the Causes of Sleep and Death?180 words
  28. 75.Chapter XXIV80 words
  29. 76.Chapter XXV193 words
  30. 77.Chapter XXVI312 words
  31. 78.Chapter XXVII: Of Nourishment and Growth68 words
  32. 79.Chapter XXIX187 words
  33. 80.Chapter XXX: Of Health, Sickness, and Old Age1,086 words
  34. 81.Book I10,179 words
  35. 82.Book II9,712 words
  36. 83.Book III9,349 words
  37. 84.Book IV8,279 words
  38. 85.Book V8,168 words
  39. 86.Book VI7,989 words
  40. 87.Book VII11,811 words
  41. 88.Book VIII11,704 words
  42. 89.Book IX (1)8,643 words
  43. 90.Book IX (2)8,674 words
  44. 91.Book IX (3)8,562 words
  45. 92.Book IX (4)8,251 words
  46. 93.Book IX (5)4,562 words