Love, Friendship, Beauty, and the Good

110 Pages·2018·0.415 MB·English

by  Kevin Corrigan

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Love, Friendship, Beauty, and the Good
Plato, Aristotle, and the Later Tradition
Kevin Corrigan
LOVE, FRIENDSHIP, BEAUTY, AND THE GOOD
Plato, Aristotle, and the Later Tradition
Veritas 26
Copyright © 2018 Kevin Corrigan. All rights reserved. Except for brief
quotations in critical publications or reviews, no part of this book may be
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Names: Corrigan, Kevin, author.
Title: Love, friendship, beauty, and the good : Plato, Aristotle, and the later
tradition / Kevin Corrigan.
Description: Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2018 | Series: Veritas 26 | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: isbn 978-1-5326-4549-5 (paperback) | isbn 978-1-5326-4550-1
(hardcover) | isbn 978-1-5326-4551-8 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Plato | Platonists | Neoplatonism | Aristotle—Criticism,
interpretation, etc. | Aesthetics | Metaphysics | Friendship—Philosophy
Classification: B395 C67 2018 (print) | B395 (ebook)
Manufactured in the U.S.A. September 24, 2018
Table of Contents
Title Page
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Desire, Love, and Ascent through the Beautiful to the Good
1.1 Love and desire
1.2 Intellect and desire
1.3 Ascent to the beautiful and the good: Aristotle, Metaphysics 12.7
1.4 Ascent to the beautiful and the good: Plato, the Symposium and Republic
1.5 Plato and Aristotle
1.6 Alcinous
1.7 Plotinus (and Porphyry)
1.8 Proclus
1.9 Marsilio Ficino
1.10 Conclusions
Chapter 2: Friendship and Love of the Individual
2.1 Friendship in the Platonic tradition: The Lysis, Alcibiades I, and Symposium
2. 2 Loving individuals
2.3 The ambiguities of ordinary experience
2.4 The Symposium and Pausanias’ speech
2.5 Different models of erotic friendship in the Symposium, Phaedrus, and later
Platonism
2.6 Plotinus: lateral attachment and reflexivity
2.7 Proclus: Pausanias’ speech in light of the Phaedrus
2.8 Marsilio Ficino: Pausanias’ speech and the Symposium as a whole
2.9 Conclusions
Chapter 3: The Problem of Divine Love