In Plat. II 241 we can read "sed eius etiam qua non necessariae cupidines sunt" and "sed his etiam quae obvia atque occursantia", taking into account Plato's distinction between "necessary" and "unnecessary" desires (Resp. 558d-559c). In the oligarchic man, whom the first pericope refers to, "necessary" desires control both the "unnecessary" ones and the other two "parts" of the soul. On the other side, the democratic man (second pericope) is also assailed also by "unnecessary" desires, which "obvia and occursantia" refer to, according to Plat. Resp. 561c.
Cupidines (non) necessariae: forme del desiderio e degenerazione psico-politica (Apul. Plat. II 241) / Elisa Dal Chiele,. - In: EIKASMOS. - ISSN 1121-8819. - STAMPA. - 28:(2017), pp. 201-214.
Cupidines (non) necessariae: forme del desiderio e degenerazione psico-politica (Apul. Plat. II 241)
DAL CHIELE, ELISA
2017
Abstract
In Plat. II 241 we can read "sed eius etiam qua non necessariae cupidines sunt" and "sed his etiam quae obvia atque occursantia", taking into account Plato's distinction between "necessary" and "unnecessary" desires (Resp. 558d-559c). In the oligarchic man, whom the first pericope refers to, "necessary" desires control both the "unnecessary" ones and the other two "parts" of the soul. On the other side, the democratic man (second pericope) is also assailed also by "unnecessary" desires, which "obvia and occursantia" refer to, according to Plat. Resp. 561c.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
