{"product_id":"stoic-eros-9781009017718","title":"Stoic Eros","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe Stoics distinguish between two forms of eros: vicious and positive. The positive form, practiced by the Sage, aims to reproduce his virtuous condition in others. The author shows how the Stoics' broader theoretical commitments support their duplex account of eros and consider the influence of Plato's Symposium. The Element concludes with an assessment of how the Stoic erotic ideal fares in relation to our intuitions about love. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 76 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 15 February 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Stoics recognize two distinct forms of eros, one of which is characterized by passion and arises from flawed rational judgments about what constitutes happiness. However, they also acknowledge a positive form of erotic love, practiced by the Sage based on knowledge and aimed at reproducing his virtuous condition in others. In this Element, the author explores how the Stoics' broader theoretical commitments in ethics, epistemology, aesthetics, and psychology align with their dualistic understanding of eros. They also examine the influence of Plato's Symposium on the Stoic account, highlighting hitherto unrecognized connections with Socratic moral psychology. The Element concludes by assessing how the Stoic erotic ideal fares in light of our intuitions about the non-egoistic and particularized nature of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Stoics distinguish two forms of eros.\u003c\/p\u003eIn vicious agents, eros is indeed a passion, born out of defective rational judgment about what is needed for happiness. However, there is also a positive form of erotic love, practiced by the Sage on the basis of knowledge, which aims to reproduce his virtuous condition in others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this Element, the author shows how the Stoics' wider theoretical commitments in ethics, epistemology, aesthetics, and psychology support their duplex account of eros.\u003c\/p\u003eThey also consider the influence of Plato's Symposium on the Stoic account, arguing for hitherto unrecognized links with Socratic moral psychology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Element concludes with an assessment of how the Stoic erotic ideal fares in relation to our intuitions about the non-egoistic and particularized nature of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781009017718\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SimonShogry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":45200776757498,"sku":"9781009017718","price":17.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1708109142103_book.jpg?v=1708250346","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/stoic-eros-9781009017718","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}