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Part of our Fall 2024 Humanities ForumUMBC Department of Ancient Studies presents
PLATO ON THE MORALITY OF HATE
Phillip Mitsis, A. S. Onassis Professor of Hellenic Culture and Civilization, Professor of Classics and Hellenic Studies, and Affiliated Professor of Philosophy and Medieval and Renaissance Studies, New York University
In reading ancient philosophers, we often face unsettling claims. A case in point is Plato’s view of hatred: he thinks that children must be taught to love the right things and to hate bad things. These are not childhood lessons to be abandoned in adulthood. Plato argues that to love what is good, philosophers must wholeheartedly hate things that are bad. Many Western philosophers before Kant adopted Plato’s views, including Christian thinkers relying on Luke 14.26. This talk examines the place of hatred in our moral lives and asks such questions as “Should we hate racism, genocide, sexism, etc., or is there no place for that?”
Co-sponsored by the Department of Philosophy
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery: UMBC, Catonsville, United States
