This paper presents issues for the philosophy of books. Bibliophilia and bibliophobia are both virtues and vices. Constructing a library is also a philosophical tasks, for books are philosophical objects. When writing about the tale of Apellicon’s recovery of the library of Aristotle and Theophrastus, Strabo provides the first expression ever of the notion of ‘bibliophile’, which he exemplifies in Apellicon of Theos himself, who did not succeed in establishing an authoritative edition of Aristotle of his own. The reason was, ên dè ho Apellikôn philóbiblos mâllon è philósophos (Geographia 13.1.54 C609).
Pozzo, R. (2013). Ein grosses Beinhaus: la biblioteca dei filosofi. In Adriana Veríssimo Serrão et al (a cura di), Poética da razão: Homenagem a Leonel Ribeiro dos Santos (pp. 219-226). Lisboa : CFUL.
Ein grosses Beinhaus: la biblioteca dei filosofi
R. POZZO
2013-01-01
Abstract
This paper presents issues for the philosophy of books. Bibliophilia and bibliophobia are both virtues and vices. Constructing a library is also a philosophical tasks, for books are philosophical objects. When writing about the tale of Apellicon’s recovery of the library of Aristotle and Theophrastus, Strabo provides the first expression ever of the notion of ‘bibliophile’, which he exemplifies in Apellicon of Theos himself, who did not succeed in establishing an authoritative edition of Aristotle of his own. The reason was, ên dè ho Apellikôn philóbiblos mâllon è philósophos (Geographia 13.1.54 C609).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
