L’ira come disvalore: Senofonte contro Omero
ABSTRACT Anger as a disvalue: Xenophon versus Homer The paper analyzes the attestations of ὀργή, ὀργίζομαι and χαλεπαίνω in the corpus of Xenophon and compares the concept of anger that emerges with that found in the Homeric poems, particularly the Iliad. In Xenophon, anger is generally to be reje...
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Anger as a disvalue: Xenophon versus Homer
The paper analyzes the attestations of ὀργή, ὀργίζομαι and χαλεπαίνω in the corpus of Xenophon and compares the concept of anger that emerges with that found in the Homeric poems, particularly the Iliad. In Xenophon, anger is generally to be rejected, as it impairs clear judgment, leads to relational conflicts, and results in serious errors. Anger is considered acceptable only in situations of extreme necessity – specifically, as a means to rouse and motivate soldiers to action. The framework within which Xenophon operates is that of the qualities required in a man who holds power. This reversal of Homeric ethics forms part of a broader search for new educational models, a pursuit shared by other slightly earlier or contemporary authors such as Thucydides, Isocrates, and Plato. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ed8d1f3bf8ff495c99f742e1283d182c2025-08-20T02:21:20ZdeuLED Edizioni UniversitarieErga-Logoi2280-96782282-32122025-06-0113172410.7358/erga-2025-001-nicr2274L’ira come disvalore: Senofonte contro OmeroRoberto Nicolai0Sapienza Università di RomaABSTRACT Anger as a disvalue: Xenophon versus Homer The paper analyzes the attestations of ὀργή, ὀργίζομαι and χαλεπαίνω in the corpus of Xenophon and compares the concept of anger that emerges with that found in the Homeric poems, particularly the Iliad. In Xenophon, anger is generally to be rejected, as it impairs clear judgment, leads to relational conflicts, and results in serious errors. Anger is considered acceptable only in situations of extreme necessity – specifically, as a means to rouse and motivate soldiers to action. The framework within which Xenophon operates is that of the qualities required in a man who holds power. This reversal of Homeric ethics forms part of a broader search for new educational models, a pursuit shared by other slightly earlier or contemporary authors such as Thucydides, Isocrates, and Plato.https://www.ledonline.it/index.php/Erga-Logoi/article/view/6708caratteristiche dell’uomo di potereeducazioneiraomerosenofontesocrateangereducationhomerleadershipsocratesxenophon |
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| title | L’ira come disvalore: Senofonte contro Omero |
| title_full | L’ira come disvalore: Senofonte contro Omero |
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| topic | caratteristiche dell’uomo di potere educazione ira omero senofonte socrate anger education homer leadership socrates xenophon |
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