Although for many years Plutarch has not been particularly valued for his philosophy, there is a growing interest today in his “practical ethics” and in particular in his writings on human emotions. This paper analyses Plutarch’s views on envy, its causes and effects, as well as the similarities and differences between envy on the one hand and ambition as well as hate on the other. His ideas for “healing” these negative emotions are also presented, ranging from total suppression to replacing the object of envy with another.
In hac dissertatiuncula opiniones, quas Plutarchus Chaeronensis
nonnullis suis opusculis in collectione, cui Moralia titulus est,
asservatis de amicitia exhibuit, monstrantur et cum Platonis
Aristotelisque doctrinis breviter comparantur.
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