Philia

The Lengths Friendships Go Cicero gossip into great detail on the value of friendship in “Laelius: On Friendship” and it is evident that friendship should be valued among all things in life. But when it comes to how much a friend means to you, how far would you go for such a friend. Morals come into question on whether or not such a friend should ask you to commit extremities. Cicero begins to explain this concept in How far should you go in helping your friends? He gives many examples of how…

money to buy her freedom. In both movie and reading the Philia had been sold to a Macedonian military officer for twenty minae. If Pseudolous can get the girl for the master’s son then he will get his freedom. Which both the slave (Pseudolous) and master’s son goes next door to buy the girl. Unfortunately, the girl had been sold to the great Roman soldier (Captain Miles Gloriosus) who is on his way from conquering Crete to come and claim Philia as his bride. The…

In the play “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” the main plot of the storyline begins when a young man named Hero falls in love with a courtesan named Philia. The only problem is Philia lives in the house of Lycus; a dealer of courtesans. Soon after Hero entrusts the slave Pseudolus to handle the manner of bringing Philia to him in exchange for Pseudolus’ freedom. This becomes problematic in the play due to the girl being promised to a general, thus unfolding countless of moments…

I picked this song for a couple of different reasons. For one, it has to mean with Agape and Philia love. Also, I love Five Finger Death Punch. But before you read this look up the music video on YouTube and watch it. Pretty much, in short, this is dedicated to our veterans and soldiers fighting for our country. It has Agape and Philia love. But there is also something else in there that we have not talked about yet, which is confusion. I will start with Agape. Agape is unconditional divine…

understand love. In order for people to understand these symbols, the ancient Greeks came up with the four terms: Eros, storge, agape, and philia to describe the four types of love. Each of these types of love is demonstrated in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlett Letter” in different ways. Different characters in the Scarlett Letter share Eros, storge, agape, and philia love. Eros is a very affectionate and sensual kind of love. It usually triggers romantic feelings.…

parents, friends, family are all different. There different types of love are Eros, Philia, Storge, Agape, Ludus, Pragma, and philautia (Burton). Eros is sexual or passionate love so the kind of love we know as falling in love with someone (Burton). Eros love is when you fall in love with that guy in your class or your costar during a movie shoot. Philia is shared goodwill or the love you have for a friend (Burton). Philia love is like that friend who has been through so…

bonds throughout the Iliad, as he believes it promotes a vital point in Greek culture. There are several examples of the importance of philia in both works, which will be examined throughout this paper. Beyond determining that both the philosopher and poet actually agree, I will assert that Socrates’ philosophy is as tyrannical as poetry. Socrates uses the ideals of philia, which are used in the same way in Greek poetry, to garner control and enforce justice over the citizens in his ideal…

power divided them in half and condemned them to spend the rest of their lives trying to find their other half. This secular concept is supported by my personal experience as through my abiding friendship love, I was able to find my soulmate. Since philia is characterized as trusting someone else and being loyal to them, this vow of fidelity to another allows them to earn the title of your second-self. Nonetheless, this second-self does not mean that they are a mirrored version of yourself and…

is wanted achieving that desire would be a short and sweet triumph. Though the feeling of indulging in this desire would cause a lot of pleasure, it would be short lived, followed by a new yearning for a new desire that caught the lover’s eye. With Philia the risk of friendship can consume someone, by finding others whose morals and values complement them, they risk falling in and out of love. The lover is at a greater risk of finding a person, who has values that benefit them for a while, and…

(SS) When August reunited her family and community they improved their selves through the love of the Black Madonna, the love of Agaṕe and Philia. (SS) They feel love because in Agaṕe they perceive the Black Madonna’s love through worshipping her; while in Philia, they sense the love for each other by being loyal to each other. (SS) The Boatwright’s enhanced their life by being able to relate to the Black Mary since they needed a God who looked like…