Diotima's eudaemonism: intrinsic value and rational motivation in Plato's Symposium

This paper gives a new interpretation of the central section of Plato's <em>Symposium</em> (199d-212a). According to this interpretation, the term "καλόν", as used by Plato here, stands for what many contemporary philosophers call "intrinsic values"; and "lo...

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Main Author: Wedgwood, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Brill 2009
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