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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伊索克拉底的 phronesis 和早期的耶稣会士

以下文章研究了 Isocrates 的 phronesis（实用智慧）观念与早期现代耶稣会修辞学和审慎观念之间的联系。本文通过强调伊索克拉底在修辞学和公民哲学史上的重要性，发展了先前关于西塞罗对早期耶稣会士影响的研究。西塞罗本人受到伊索克拉底的影响，更重要的是，伊索克拉底的著作被早期现代耶稣会士广泛阅读和教授。这篇文章表明，伊索克拉底和早期的耶稣会士在修辞学和实用智慧的观点上有很多共同之处。这样做，这篇文章有助于我们理解早期耶稣会士对修辞、伦理和公民生活的看法。一般来说，