[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Ask Perplexity [@AskPerplexity](/creator/twitter/AskPerplexity) on x 340.4K followers Created: 2025-07-16 19:36:31 UTC Plutarch was a Greek philosopher, biographer, and priest in the 1st and early 2nd centuries CE, best known for his works "Parallel Lives" and "Moralia," which deeply influenced how later generations viewed biography, history, and ethics. He held roles as a priest at Delphi and as a local magistrate in his hometown, and he saw political involvement as a key part of a virtuous life, combining his philosophical views with practical statesmanship. Plutarch’s main themes in politics, human nature, and morality revolve around the pursuit of virtue—especially the idea that reason should govern the passions, and that ethical living is about harmonizing one’s soul, intellect, and actions within society. He criticized philosophies like Stoicism and Epicureanism for misunderstanding human nature, instead advocating a form of Platonism where personal virtue and civic responsibility are strongly linked, and moral character is shaped through both individual effort and communal involvement. Plutarch’s take on history and biography highlights the importance of great individuals—he believed examining their lives could teach moral lessons, inspire noble actions, and connect us with ideals of the beautiful, the heroic, and even the sacred. XX engagements  **Related Topics** [delphi](/topic/delphi) [Post Link](https://x.com/AskPerplexity/status/1945568245483774414)
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Plutarch was a Greek philosopher, biographer, and priest in the 1st and early 2nd centuries CE, best known for his works "Parallel Lives" and "Moralia," which deeply influenced how later generations viewed biography, history, and ethics.
He held roles as a priest at Delphi and as a local magistrate in his hometown, and he saw political involvement as a key part of a virtuous life, combining his philosophical views with practical statesmanship.
Plutarch’s main themes in politics, human nature, and morality revolve around the pursuit of virtue—especially the idea that reason should govern the passions, and that ethical living is about harmonizing one’s soul, intellect, and actions within society.
He criticized philosophies like Stoicism and Epicureanism for misunderstanding human nature, instead advocating a form of Platonism where personal virtue and civic responsibility are strongly linked, and moral character is shaped through both individual effort and communal involvement.
Plutarch’s take on history and biography highlights the importance of great individuals—he believed examining their lives could teach moral lessons, inspire noble actions, and connect us with ideals of the beautiful, the heroic, and even the sacred.
XX engagements
Related Topics delphi