Eros, Philia and Community in Plato and Aristotle

Both in Plato and Aristotle, eros is questioned as a form of relationship with the other that brings us to a virtuous life and enable us to think about life in community. In Plato’s view, such a questioning would be in favor of a search for the Beauty that would offer a particular model of philia —t...

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Published in:Eidos (Barranquilla, Colombia) Colombia), 2019-01 (30), p.14
Main Author: Benavides Franco, Tulio Alexander
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
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Aristotle (384-322 BC)
Plato (427-347 BC)
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Summary:Both in Plato and Aristotle, eros is questioned as a form of relationship with the other that brings us to a virtuous life and enable us to think about life in community. In Plato’s view, such a questioning would be in favor of a search for the Beauty that would offer a particular model of philia —that of philo-sofia— . In Aristotle’s view, the questioning of eros by individuals would be in favor of a model of philia —the virtuous philia— virtually restricted to an ideal level —because it is rare to find virtuous men—. In both cases, however, the way philia is being thought would, in a sense, provide an ideal model of community.
ISSN:1692-8857
2011-7477