Philía and philo-sophía in Plato’s Lysis
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https://doi.org/10.53439/stdfyt51.26.2023.55-73Keywords:
philía, friendship, dialectic, Lysis, PlatoAbstract
In the Lysis Socrates presents himself to Hippotales as an expert in erotic matters (tà erotiká). He will demonstrate to the young lover "how to address the beloved" in order to win his affection. Thus, he will embark on a conversation with Lysis and Menexenus about the nature of phílos which will lead to an aporia that, prima facie, seems to condemn the dialogue to failure; but the aporetic state to which the conversation with the children leads will stimulate the philosophical reflection of Lysis and Menexenus. This paper does not seek to establish a definition of what friendship (philía) or friend (phílos) is, but to highlight the very practice of questions and answers, the dialectic (dialégesthai) as a friendly activity between philoi pursuing the highest good.
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