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Agathon (/ ˈ æ ɡ ə θ ɒ n /; Ancient Greek: Ἀγάθων; c. 448 – c. 400 BC) was an Athenian tragic poet whose works have been lost. He is best known for his appearance in Plato 's Symposium , which describes the banquet given to celebrate his obtaining a prize for his first tragedy at the Lenaia in 416. [1]
Agathon was an Athenian tragic poet whose first victory at the festival of the Great Dionysia, in which plays were presented and judged, was gained in 416 bc. The event is made, by Plato, the occasion for his dialogue Symposium, and the banquet, which is the setting of the dialogue, is placed in.
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Sep 1, 2023 · Overview. Agathon. (c. 450—399 bc) Quick Reference. Of Athens was the most celebrated tragic poet after the three great masters. (See tragedy, greek.) He won his first victory in 416 bc, and the occasion of Plato's Symposium is a party at his house in celebration of that victory.
Aretē, meaning "excellence" or "virtue," is central to ancient Greek ethics, from the early poets through Plato and Aristotle to the Stoics. It is a quality necessary for success, and the aretai for moral success are moral virtues. Agathon, meaning "good," implies virtue when used to describe human beings, as does kalon (meaning "noble" or ...
May 22, 2024 · Overview. agathon. Quick Reference. (Greek, the good) In Aristotle, a life that involves the exercise of the highest faculties, fulfilling a person's telos or end. In other philosophies the good is identified with pleasure, or virtue, or the absence of desire, or conformity to duty. See also ethics, eudaimonia, summum bonum.
Abstract. ‘ Agathon and Eudaimonia in the Ethics of Aristotle’ is a response to an article on the meaning of Agathon in the Ethics of Aristotle, published by H. A. Pritchard in 1935. In this paper, Pritchard argued that Aristotle regarded Agathon to mean ‘conducive to our happiness’ and, consequently, that he maintained that every ...
