Plutarh: Dijalog o ljubavi
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Dijalog o ljubavi
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Summary
Plutarch: Dialogue on Love
"Aristotle's views on love were expressed sporadically and scattered, incidentally, they were mentioned in discussions about possible solutions to some other problems. This of course does not mean that Aristotle underestimated this problem: it is known that he wrote a treatise on love (today lost) in which, as it is assumed, he devoted himself to the mentioned topic in more detail. His students (Theophrastus, Ariston with Caea, Hieronymus with Rhodes and Heraclitus of Pontus) continued to deal with the problem of love. Fortunately, their views have come down to us through one work, although the original treatises have been lost. The work from which we learn about the views of Aristotle's students is Plutarch's Dialogue on Love (Gr. Eroticos, Latin Amatorius) dedicated to the problem of heterosexual and homosexual love. after 96 AD (since Plutarch in it alludes to the downfall of the Flavian dynasty in 96 AD, with the death of Domitian).However, we know that the Dialogue on Love was inspired by Plutarch's stay in Thespia, where he attended a sacrifice in honor of Eros.
When he arrived in Thespia, Plutarch found his friends arguing about an event that divided public opinion and provoked heated debates: it was about the decision of the young man Bakhon to marry the elderly widow Ismenodora. The decision itself would not have been so shocking if there was not one complication: Bakhon was eromenos of Pisia, so the latter was strongly opposed to the marriage. The debate spread among their friends and, going beyond the specific case, also involved some general questions: is it better to love men or women?" Eva Kantarela
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