The Three Parts of Philosophy
A Textual Note on Apul. Pl. 1.3
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10289147 |
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| Authors | Lorenzo Salerno (0000-0001-5847-7459, Scuola Normale Superiore https://dx.doi.org/19004 Pisa Italy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1185-1201 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mnemosyne (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-7074 • E-ISSN: 1568-525X |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/1568525x-bja10255 |
| OpenAlex | W4390181895 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
In Pl . 1.3, Apuleius provides an account of the genesis of the tripartition of philosophy, recalling its incorrect (but by then traditional) attribution to Plato. In doing so, Apuleius states that Plato showed that the three parts of philosophy do not fight each other, but on the contrary support each other with mutual aid. While the meaning of the passage is clear, the text has been long debated. The aim of this paper is to show that none of the texts printed so far is satisfactory, and to propose a new solution
Ancient philosophy · Art · Attribution · Epistemology · Literature · Meaning (existential · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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