φιλόκαλος

philokalos

loving the beautiful

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

Click a work to list every occurrence by Bekker number — each links into the reader.

Nicomachean Ethics 3
Open Nicomachean Ethics ›
Book I 1
Chapter 8 1098b9–1099b8

1099a13
Book IV 1
Chapter 4 1125b1–25

1125b12
Book X 1
Chapter 9 1179a33–1181b23

1179b9
De Virtutibus et Vitiis 2
Open De Virtutibus et Vitiis ›
Chapter 6 1250b19–1251a18

1250b34
Chapter 8 1251b26–37

1251b36
History of Animals 1
Open History of Animals ›
Book I 1
Chapter 1 486a5–488b28

488b24

Dictionary (LSJ)

φιλόκαλος, ον, A. loving the beautiful (both of personal and moral beauty), loving beauty and goodness, Pl. Phdr. 248d, Criti. 111e, Com.Adesp. Oxy.1239.18, etc.; τὸ φ. Plu. 2.61d, 1026d. 2. fond of effect and elegance, X. Cyr. 1.3.3; φ. περὶ ὅπλα ib.2.1.22; τὰ περὶ τὴν ἐσθῆτα φ. Isoc. 1.26, cf. 10.57; of the peacock, Arist. HA 488b24. Adv., -λως ἔχειν περί τι J. AJ 12.2.1, cf. Gal. 14.218, etc.: Comp. -καλώτερον κοπρίσαι more elaborately, Gp. 5.26.10. II. fond of honour, seeking honour, φιλοκαλώτεροι ἐν τοῖς κινδύνοις X. Smp. 4.15, cf. Arist. EN 1125b12, 1179b9. III. κατὰ τὸ φ. πειραθέντα κατανοῆσαι to see by working out the calculation, Iamb. in Nic.p.124 P.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

Index Aristotelicus. Hermann Bonitz's sense-by-sense analysis of φιλόκαλος — with the passages he singles out as decisive for each meaning — will appear here. That curated, interpretive selection is the layer LSJ and a raw concordance don't provide. Digitisation in progress; this entry is not yet available.

‹ All lexicon entries