Thread by @homunculus_mefi

Armand D'Angour @ArmandDAngour on Aspasia of Miletus' influence on Socrates: "If... this thesis is accepted... a woman who has been all but erased from the story must be acknowledged as laying the foundations of our 2,500-year old philosophical tradition." theconversation.com/socrates-in-lo…

Here's more on Aspasia by Joshua J. Mark @JoshuaJMark:

Aspasia of Miletus: ancient.eu/Aspasia_of_Mil…

Aspasia of Miletus: The Art of Eloquence ancient.eu/article/80/asp…

If Aspasia is at the root of the Western philosophy, Hypatia of Alexandria is at its end. Hypatia is often considered the first known female mathematician and one of the “last great thinkers” of the Classical world. Brianna Bibel @biochem_bri on Hypatia: massivesci.com/articles/hypat…

Hypatia's murder by Christian zealots is often seen as the death knell of classical thought. @JoshuaJMark again:

Hypatia of Alexandria: ancient.eu/Hypatia_of_Ale…

Hypatia of Alexandria: The Passing of Philosophy to Religion ancient.eu/article/76/hyp…

Hypatia's life & death are the inspiration for Lia Tamborra @LiaTamborra's & @siddances' interactive musical "Hypatia and the Heathens: A Musical Bacchanalia" which is based on ancient Roman festivals. It's playing at the Caveat in Manhattan through March: caveat.nyc/hypatia/home

6/ Here's a review of @ArmandDAngour's book "Socrates in Love: The Making of a Philosopher" in which he lays out the evidence for the thesis that Diotima was actually Aspasia (as described in the piece at the top of this thread.) classicsforall.org.uk/book-reviews/s…

7/ Here's a piece by Martini Fisher @martinifisher on Socrates and Diotima, who she takes to have been a real and distinct historical individual: "Socrates’ Philosophy of Love Inspired by Diotima: Princess, Priestess and Philosopher" ancient-origins.net/history/philos…

8/ Clancy Ratliff @culturecat has Thoughts on Aspasia and Diotima: "Why is there so much resistance to the argument that Aspasia and Diotima were real philosophers/teachers because there are no primary texts from either, ..."

9/ "... and everyone takes the assumption that Socrates was a real philosopher/teacher for granted, even though there are no primary texts for him?" culturecat.net/node/129

10/ Here's a great piece by Marguerite Johnson @MMJ722 on the history of sex work in ancient Athens and what kind of environment Aspasia, who was a hetaira (courtesan), lived in: "Elite companions, flute girls and child slaves: sex work in ancient Athens" theconversation.com/elite-companio…

11/ This is an excellent piece by Elizabeth Winkler @ElizWinkler on the denial of women's epistemological authority today and throughout history. She mentions Diotima and Socrates, though not Aspasia: "Denying Women’s Ability to Know" newrepublic.com/article/151614…

12/ I posted the above pieces about Aspasia and some others in this MetaFilter post, if anyone wants to check out the thread over there. @ArmandDAngour @JoshuaJMark @biochem_bri @LiaTamborra @martinifisher @culturecat @MMJ722 @ElizWinkler @Natalan metafilter.com/179896/Aspasia…

13/ Here's Chiara Sulprizio @ChiaraSulprizio on the significance of "Platonic love" during the Caroline era:

https://twitter.com/ChiaraSulprizio/status/1106735199931518977

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14/ Optional musical accompaniment for this thread (or any thread about Socrates) by Mad Season:

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16/ Armand D'Angour @ArmandDAngour (who wrote the piece on Aspasia at the top of the thread) is also a scholar of ancient Greek music. Here's an article he wrote last August for @aeonmag: "Can we know what music sounded like in Ancient Greece?" ... aeon.co/ideas/can-we-k…

17/ ... And here's a video with the music, also at @aeonmag (via @martinifisher): "Music was ubiquitous in Ancient Greece. Now we can hear how it actually sounded" aeon.co/videos/music-w…