The following article studies the connections between Isocrates’s idea of phronesis (pragmatic wisdom) and the early-modern Jesuit notions of rhetoric and prudence. The article develops previous research on Cicero’s influence on early Jesuits by emphasizing Isocrates’s importance in the history of rhetoric and civic philosophy. Cicero himself was influenced by Isocrates and, more to the point, Isocrates’s writings were widely read and taught by early-modern Jesuits. The article demonstrates that Isocrates and early Jesuits had much in common with regard to their views on rhetoric and pragmatic wisdom. In so doing, the article contributes to our understanding of the early Jesuits’ views on rhetoric, ethics and civic life. Generally speaking, the article points towards compatibility between civic and Christian values and explores the reception of Isocrates and Greco-Roman ideas in early-modern Europe.
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