Eros in Aristotle

Authors

  • Juan Antonio López Férez Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED). Madrid
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/myrtia.454411
Keywords: Aristotle, love

Abstract

Abstract: The noun érōs and its variant éros appear 37 times in Aristotle, who has remarkable interest in various issues related to love and offers different meanings of the word. 1. As god; 2. Asa vehement desire; 3. As something involuntary; 4. Male homosexual Eros; 5. Examples of this love; 6. Having male and female loves; 7. Possible venereal act with people of both sexes; 8. The incestuous desire of a mother regarding her son; 9. Incestuous love between
brothers; 10. Incest in general; 11. The erotic passion experienced by a married woman
towards a young man; 12. The body suffers in relation to love; 13. The love attributed to
certain animals; 14. The winged love depicted in the painting.

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12-11-2020
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López Férez, J. A. (2020). Eros in Aristotle. Myrtia, 35, 53–92. https://doi.org/10.6018/myrtia.454411
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