φίλαυτος

philautos

loving oneself

Appears 16 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Nicomachean Ethics 11
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Book IX 11
Chapter 8 1168a28–1169b2

1168a30
1168b14
1168b15
1168b23
1168b24
1168b28
1168b29
1168b33
1169a3
1169a12
1169b1
Rhetoric 4
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Book I 2
Chapter 11 1369b33–1372a3

1371b20
1371b21
Book II 2
Chapter 13 1389b13–1390a27

1389b35
1389b37
Politics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 5 1262b37–1264b25

1263b2

Dictionary (LSJ)

φίλαυτος, ον, (αὑτοῦ) A. loving oneself, in good sense, τὸν ἀγαθὸν δεῖ φ. εἶναι Arist. EN 1169a12: more freq. in bad sense, selfish, Id. MM 1212a29, Phld. Ir.p.60 W., Ph. 1.171, al., 2 Ep.Ti. 3.2, Plu. Arat. 1, al., Arr. Epict. 1.19.11; φ. μᾶλλον ἢ δεῖ Arist. Rh. 1389b35; τὸ φ. = φιλαυτία, Id. EN 1168b14, Plu. 2.40f, etc. Adv. -τως Luc. Am. 27, S.E. M. 7.314.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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