Falsafa

Comma for either/or — dharma, courage. Spelling forgiving — corage finds courage.

    The Atlas·Figures

    Aspasia

    historical figure · 3 works · 3 mentions · 3 anchored passages

    Aspasia the Milesian

    in the texts

    StromataLate Antiquity · Greek

    Woman of Miletus consulted by Socrates for philosophy and by Pericles for rhetoric.

    For of Aspasia the Milesian, of whom the comic poets too write much, Socrates made use for philosophy, and Pericles for rhetoric.
    book 4

    EconomicsClassical · Greek

    Aspasia is invoked as someone more knowledgeable than Socrates about the instruction and cooperation of wives.

    I will introduce Aspasia to you, and she will explain the whole matter to you with more knowledge than I possess.
    chapter 3

    MemorabiliaClassical · Greek

    A woman cited by Socrates as an authority on the ethics of matchmaking, whose teaching that only true reports make good matches he applies to the practice of recommending friends.

    I am convinced that this is sound, and so I think it is not open to me to say anything in your praise that I can’t say truthfully.
    chapter 2