AN INTERTEXTUAL READING OF PARIS’ (RE)ACTIONS IN THE ILIAD 6 BASED ON PLATO’S TRIPARTITE THEORY OF SOUL

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Philosophy of Literature. Homeric psychology. Plato’s tripartite theory of soul. Iliad 6. Paris’ emotional reactions.

Résumé

This paper aims to elucidate some intricate (re-)actions of Paris in the Iliad 6 based on Plato’s tripartite theory of soul. Due to certain philosophical prejudices, some interpretations cannot identify certain nuances related to the characters’ intrapsychic activities and tend to label the Homeric character as “simple” or “incomplete”. Since the problem of “anachronism” is insurmountable, interpreters have to ensure the best philosophical model to understand some aspects of the Homeric psychology. For different reasons, I shall argue that an intertextual approach based on the theory of soul in Plato’s Republic can help us better understand certain emotional impulses. Finally, the paper will take a closer look at some aspects involving the example of Paris’ epithymetic reactions in the Iliad 6.

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  • Pedro Proscurcin Junior, Centro de Estudos em Filosofia Americana

    Foi pesquisador visitante na Freie Universität Berlin (2019). Pós-doutor em Filosofia Antiga pela Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, com Bolsa do FONDECYT (Ministério da Educação do Chile). Foi Visiting Scholar na Universidade de Edinburgh (2016) e no Center for Hellenic Studies da Harvard University (2017). Doutor em Filosofia pela Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Alemanha). Tem experiência nas áreas de Filosofia e Direito, com ênfase no estudo da Filosofia Grega Antiga, da Literatura Grega Antiga, do Direito Grego Clássico, da História da Ética e da Filosofia do Direito.

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2020-12-20

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Vol. 5 No 09 (2020)

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PROSCURCIN JUNIOR, Pedro. AN INTERTEXTUAL READING OF PARIS’ (RE)ACTIONS IN THE ILIAD 6 BASED ON PLATO’S TRIPARTITE THEORY OF SOUL. Eleuthería - Revista do Mestrado Profissional em Filosofia da UFMS, [S. l.], v. 5, n. 09, p. 06–23, 2020. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufms.br/index.php/reveleu/article/view/12031. Acesso em: 31 janv. 2026.