The emotional dimension of friendship: notes on Aristotle's account of "philia in Rhetoric" II 4

Christof Rapp

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Classical Philosophy and Thought Classical Antiquity Studies History of Emotions Research

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This article endeavors to give an \nanswer to the question whether and to what \nextent philia (friendship), as it is treated by Aristotle \nin Rhetoric II 4, can be considered a \ngenuine emotion as, for example, fear and \nanger are. Three anomalies are identified in \nthe definition and the account of philia (and \nof the associated verb philein), which suggest \na negative response to the question. However, \nthese anomalies are analysed and explained \nin terms of the specific notes of philia \nin order to show that Rhetoric II 4 does allow \nfor a consideration of friendship as a genuine \nemotion.

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