Saturday, July 11, 2015

Philos.

Philia (φιλία philía) means "affectionate regard, friendship," usually "between equals." It is a dispassionate virtuous love, a concept developed by Aristotle. Philia is expressed variously as loyalty to friends, family, and community, and requires virtue, equality, and familiarity. Furthermore, in the same text philos denotes a general type of love, used for love between family, between friends, a desire or enjoyment of an activity, as well as between lovers.

Prayers of Jane Austen.

The little-known prayers written by Jane Austen. Jane Austen (1775-1817) on engraving from  1873.  (Photo: Getty/iStock) It is now 250 years...