ΦΙΛ- Names as character disposition

Abstract: The ancient Greek language was once alive, with a creative use of terms and the free formation of neologisms. Since Mycenaean times, the prefix φιλ- was employed to generate new words: proper and common names, adjectives and verbs, such as Philip, philanthropy, philharmonic and philosophiz...

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Autor principal: Araújo, Carolina
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de estudios grecolatinos "Prof. F. Nóvoa" 2022
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PLATONISMO
LENGUA LATINA
PALABRAS
FILOSOFIA ANTIGUA
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/13414
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Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) de Universidad Católica Argentina
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topic PLATONISMO
LENGUA LATINA
PALABRAS
FILOSOFIA ANTIGUA
spellingShingle PLATONISMO
LENGUA LATINA
PALABRAS
FILOSOFIA ANTIGUA
Araújo, Carolina
ΦΙΛ- Names as character disposition
topic_facet PLATONISMO
LENGUA LATINA
PALABRAS
FILOSOFIA ANTIGUA
description Abstract: The ancient Greek language was once alive, with a creative use of terms and the free formation of neologisms. Since Mycenaean times, the prefix φιλ- was employed to generate new words: proper and common names, adjectives and verbs, such as Philip, philanthropy, philharmonic and philosophize. This article begins by outlining the contemporary debate on these words, which locates Plato as a game changer in the development of their meaning. Next, it briefly addresses the so-called platonic love accord-ing to the alleged linguistic transposition it would have operated in the sense of the prefix φιλ-. The third section focuses on Plato’s account of the use and the formation of names in φιλ in the Republic and concludes that it is com-patible with their traditional meaning. I show that these terms are neither norm-policing names referring to “wannabes”, nor do they designate a nos-talgia towards an unreachable object. I conclude that φιλ- names have al-ways denoted a type of obsession, and Plato’s analysis both clarifies their logic and adds a psychological theory to explain their common reference, namely, a specific disposition of character.
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author Araújo, Carolina
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title ΦΙΛ- Names as character disposition
title_short ΦΙΛ- Names as character disposition
title_full ΦΙΛ- Names as character disposition
title_fullStr ΦΙΛ- Names as character disposition
title_full_unstemmed ΦΙΛ- Names as character disposition
title_sort φιλ- names as character disposition
publisher Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de estudios grecolatinos "Prof. F. Nóvoa"
publishDate 2022
url https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/13414
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