Stoičko shvatanje prijateljstva

Abstract

Cilj ovog rada jeste da ispitamo stoičko shvatanje prijateljstva, i to tako što ćemo ispitati svakodnevna, uobičajena određenja, ali i filozofska shvatanja idealnog prijateljstva koja su formativno uticala na stoičku misao. Pritom ćemo se najviše pozivati na Platonova i Aristotelova shvatanja prijateljstva. Stoici će, suočeni sa određenim brojem izazova od kojih su neki, poput "problema" samodovoljnosti, naznačeni još u Platonovom Lisidu, razviti jedan normativni ideal prijateljstva. Taj se ideal, kako se ispostavlja, mogao razvijati i po ugledu na neka politička prijateljstva.

The aim of this paper is to examine the Stoic notion of friendship. First, we will examine everyday and common understanding of friendship, and afterwards we will examine philosophical understanding of ideal friendship that influenced Stoics thought. Plato's and Aristotle's notion of friendship is of great importance to the Stoics. The Stoics, faced with a number of challenges, such as the problem of self-sufficiency outlined in Plato's Lysis, developed a normative ideal of friendship. That ideal, as we will demonstrate, could also be developed under the influence of everyday political friendships.