Oeconomicus
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Oeconomicus is a Socratic dialogue by Xenophon that explores household management, agriculture, and the roles of men and women in classical Athenian society.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic dialogue
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian social history
ⓘ
ancient economic thought ⓘ |
| author | Xenophon ⓘ |
| containsDialogueBetween |
Socrates and Critobulus
ⓘ
Socrates and Critobulus ⓘ
surface form:
Socrates and Ischomachus
|
| discusses |
division of labor within the household
ⓘ
farming as a noble occupation ⓘ management of slaves ⓘ training and education of a wife ⓘ virtues of a good wife ⓘ wealth and its proper use ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
management of the oikos
ⓘ
virtue in household affairs ⓘ |
| genre |
Socratic literature
ⓘ
philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasStructure | dialogue framed by conversations of Socrates ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance humanist views on household management
ⓘ
later economic literature ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ischomachus
ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ |
| partOf | Xenophon’s Socratic writings ⓘ |
| periodWritten | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Socratic method
ⓘ
surface form:
Socratic philosophy
classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| portrays |
idealized Athenian gentleman-farmer
ⓘ
normative roles for men and women ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
arete (virtue)
ⓘ
oikos ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Xenophon's Apology of Socrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Apology of Socrates to the Jury (Xenophon)
Memorabilia ⓘ |
| setting | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | “On household management” ⓘ |
| topic |
agriculture
ⓘ
economics in antiquity ⓘ education of women ⓘ gender roles ⓘ household management ⓘ marriage ⓘ oikonomia ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
study of Greek household economy
ⓘ
study of ancient agriculture ⓘ study of women in classical Athens ⓘ |
| workBy |
Xenophon
ⓘ
surface form:
Xenophon of Athens
|
| workForm | prose ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.