Wisdom, Love, and Friendship in Ancient Greek Philosophy: Essays in Honor of Daniel Devereux

Published by De Gruyter 2021

Wisdom, Love, and Friendship in Ancient Greek Philosophy

Essays in Honor of Daniel Devereux

Edited by: Georgia Sermamoglou-Soulmaidi and Evan Robert Keeling

Volume 391 in the series Beiträge zur Altertumskunde

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110702217

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About this book

This volume consists of fourteen essays in honor of Daniel Devereux on the themes of love, friendship, and wisdom in Plato, Aristotle, and the Epicureans. Philia (friendship) and eros (love) are topics of major philosophical interest in ancient Greek philosophy. They are also topics of growing interest and importance in contemporary philosophy, much of which is inspired by ancient discussions. Philosophy is itself, of course, a special sort of love, viz. the love of wisdom. Loving in the right way is very closely connected to doing philosophy, cultivating wisdom, and living well. The first nine essays run the gamut of Plato's philosophical career. They include discussions of the >Alcibiades<, >Euthydemus<, >Gorgias<, >Phaedo<, >Phaedrus<, and >Symposium<. The next four essays turn to Aristotle and include treatments of the >Nicomachean Ethics< and >Politics< as well as the lesser-known works >Protrepticus< and >Magna Moralia<. The volume ends with friendship in the Epicureans. As a whole, the volume brings out the centrality of love and friendship for the conception of the philosophical life held by the ancients. The book should appeal to anyone interested in these works or in the topics of love, friendship, or wisdom.

Author / Editor information

Georgia Sermamoglou-Soulmaidi, University of Patras, Greece; Evan Keeling, University of São Paulo, Brazil.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Part I Plato
1 Of Mice and Men: Socrates on Wisdom and Good Fortune in Plato’s Euthydemus Michael Ferejohn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2 Friendship and Rhetoric in Plato’s Gorgias Andrew Beer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
3 Odi et Amo: Socrates and Callicles James Doyle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
4 Love in Plato’s Alcibiades Georgia Sermamoglou-Soulmaidi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
5 The Spatial Erotics of Plato’s Symposium Jenny Strauss Clay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
6 The Telos Puzzle in Plato’s Symposium Edith Gwendolyn Nally Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
7 Socrates’ Critique of Writing in Plato’s Phaedrus Mary Louise Gill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
8 Socrates, Philosophy, and Friendship in the Phaedo Doug Reed Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
9 Recollection and Innatism in the Phaedo Gail Fine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Part II Aristotle and the Epicureans
10 Phronêsis: Aristotle on Moral Wisdom and its Origins in Philia Robert Bolton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
11 Φιλοσοφητέον: One Must Philosophize Evan Keeling Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
12 De l’amitié politique chez Aristote Pierre Pellegrin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
13 Friendship in Aristotle’s Magna Moralia T. H. Irwin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
14 Epicurean Friendship and the Therapy of Grief Subject Index (Including Ancient Authors and Works) Michael Papazian Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325
Subject Index (Including Ancient Authors and Works) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341
Index of Modern Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349

(Deutsch)

Languages: English, French
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Philosophers, Ancient historians, Classicists
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 351
Keywords: Ancient Greek Philosophy; Plato; Aristotle; Epicureans

eBook

Published: November 23, 2020
ISBN: 9783110702217

Hardcover

Published: November 23, 2020
ISBN: 9783110701210