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classical scholarship

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Armand D'Angour

British classical scholar at the University of Oxford whose Socrates in Love reconstructed the early life of Socrates — arguing that Aspasia of Miletus was the model for Diotima and the true teacher of Socrates in the philosophy of love — and who has reconstructed ancient Greek music.

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Book

Socrates in Love

Armand D'Angour's 2019 book reconstructing the early life of Socrates — arguing that his philosophical transformation was driven by his relationship with Aspasia of Miletus, the intellectual companion of Pericles, who taught him the philosophy of love.

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