LOVE OF MANKIND: Philanthropía
LOVE OF MANKIND: Philanthropía
III. Enrichment: VIRTUE & Citizenship
And if anyone loves righteousness, her labors are virtues; for she teaches temperance and prudence, justice and fortitude—possessions more useful in life for humans than anything else.
~Wisdom of Solomon 8:7
For truly blessed is he who pursues virtue and practices it, and diligently seeks the way to attain it, because through it he draws near to God and is united with Him in spirit.
~St. John of Damascus
4-Cycle Overview:
Cycle 1:
Virtue & Citizenship
FORTITUDE (Andreía)
Courage | Strength | Patience
Lower Group (~1-3rd):
Discussions from readings on virtues and habits
Middle Group (~4-12th):
*C1 G2 Plutarch Reader
Upper Group (~7-12th):
OPTION 1: The Age of Bede (Bede; Farmer tr.)
Life of Cuthbert
Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow
Life of Ceolfrith OR Life of Wilfrid (depending on edition)
Voyage of St. Brendan
OPTION 2: Plutarch: Greek Lives (Waterfield)
Cycle 2:
Virtue & Citizenship
PRUDENCE (Phrónēsis)
Attention | Council | Discernment
Lower Group (~1-3rd):
Discussions from readings on virtues and habits
Upper Group (~7-12th):
OPTION 1: The Lawgivers (Hicks)
Numa Pompilius
Lycurgus of Sparta
OPTION 2: Plutarch: Greek Lives (Waterfield)
Cycle 3:
Virtue & Citizenship
TEMPERANCE (Sōphrosýnē)
Sobriety | Self-Control | Purity
Lower Group (~1-3rd):
Discussions from readings on virtues and habits
Upper Group (~7-12th):
OPTION 1: The Statesmen (Hicks)
Cato the Younger
Phocion of Athens
OPTION 2: Plutarch: Greek Lives (Waterfield)
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus (opt. guide)
Marius
Sulla
Cycle 4:
Virtue & Citizenship
JUSTICE (Dikaiosýnē)
Mercy | Fairness | Gratitude
Lower Group (~1-3rd):
Discussions from readings on virtues and habits
Upper Group (~7-12th):
OPTION 1: The Tyrant (Hicks)
Plutarch's Julius Caesar
Shaespeare's Julius Caesar
OPTION 2: Plutarch: Greek Lives (Waterfield)
Caesar (opt. guide)
Antony
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