Aristodemus (philosopher)
Aristodemos ( ancient Greek Ἀριστόδημος Aristódēmos ) comes from Athens. He was a younger contemporary of Socrates and his ardent follower.
In Plato's Dialog Symposium he is present at the Agathon banquet . Apollodorus relies on his eyewitness account, which Socrates later confirms.
Aristodemus is described as small; he also imitated Socrates by being barefoot in his outward habit. Apparently he had no philosophical weight of his own, so that in Plato's dialogue he appears as a reporter, but not as a speaker during the banquet, due to his personal loyalty. Socrates 'conversation with Aristodemus about religion, which Xenophon describes in the Memorabilia (memories of Socrates) , is intended to illustrate Socrates' efforts to "exhort people of different origins to virtue" in a smaller circle and thereby "to make their surroundings better".
Except in Plato and Xenophon, Aristodemus is not attested.
swell
- Plato: symposium. Translated and edited by Barbara Zehnpfennig . 2nd, revised edition. Meiner, Hamburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-7873-2404-0 , pp. 4, 6; see. P. 140 f. Note 9, 11, 16.
- Xenophon: memories of Socrates. Translation and comments by Rudolf Preiswerk. Afterword by Walter Burkert. Reclam, Stuttgart 2017, ISBN 978-3-15-001855-2 , pp. 26–30 and p. 152, note 33.
literature
- Debra Nails: The People of Plato. A Prosopography of Plato and Other Socratics. Hackett, Indianapolis 2002, ISBN 0-87220-564-9 , p. 52 f.
Remarks
- ^ Plato, Symposium 173b.
- ^ Plato, Symposium 173b; Xenophon, Memories of Socrates 1,4,2.
- ↑ Xenophon, Memories of Socrates 1,4,1.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aristodemus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ἀριστόδημος (ancient Greek); Aristódēmos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Follower of Socrates |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th century BC BC or 4th century BC Chr. |