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This paper offers a new perspective on Polybius’s thinking about human action and character by focusing on his use of the term προαίρεσις and its contextualization within rhetorical and philosophical settings. The paper attempts to trace and interpret the applications of the term in the Histories, with a focus on the implications for Polybian ethics. The investigation reveals that at certain points Polybius draws upon the philosophical uses of προαίρεσις, which provide a “missing link” in his conceptualization of human action, moral vs. natural character, and the ethical dimension in both the historical process and its explanation by the historian.

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本文通过关注他对术语 προαίρεσις 的使用及其在修辞和哲学环境中的语境化，为波利比乌斯对人类行为和性格的思考提供了一个新的视角。本文试图追溯和解释该术语在《历史》中的应用，重点是对波利比伦理学的影响。调查表明，波利比乌斯在某些点上借鉴了 προαίρεσις 的哲学用途，这在他对人类行为、道德与自然性格的概念化以及历史过程中的伦理维度及其解释中提供了一个“缺失的环节”。历史学家。