What is it about?
This article claims that Aristotle, in the Protrepticus, and Socrates, in the Alcibiades I, share a common notion of philosophy as "technê". According to this notion, philosophy is the technê by which we take care of the intellect in such a way as to attain sophia.
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Why is it important?
It firmly establishes a genealogical relation between Aristotle's Protrepticus and Plato's Alcibiades I.
Perspectives
Writing this Article I better understood the relation between Plato and Aristotle as his disciple. Aristotle addresses some of the problems related to philosophy as a way of life that are discussed by Plato in his Alcibiades.
Associate Professor Refik Güremen
Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi
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This page is a summary of: PHILOSOPHY AS ART IN ARISTOTLE’S
PROTREPTICUS, Metaphilosophy, July 2020, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/meta.12448.
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