A Noble Pity. ἔλεος in Plato’s Philosophy

This article examines Plato’s remarks on compassion to show that his apparent rejection of this emotion is, in fact, a rejection of a kind of ill-founded compassion. In the first section, I argue that his criticisms in the Apology and the Republic are not directed to compassion per se, but to insta...

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Main Author: Santiago Eslava - Bejarano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin 2022-06-01
Series:Vox Patrum
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/vp/article/view/12854