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Category:	Ancient History
Name:	Aspasia of Miletus - Philosophy, Feminist Series
Birth Year:	c. 470 BCE
Death Year:	c. 410 BCE
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Biography, Lectures, and Research Links:	Biography - World Philosophy Series, Feminist Series Blog Aspasia of Miletus! SEARCH NOW: by title by author There is a tradition that Aspasia of Melitus was the teacher of Socrates. She was a contemporary of his and the companion of the Greek general Pericles. The notion that she influenced Socrates is drawn in part from the tone of a conversation between her character in a fragment of the lost dialogue Aspasia written by Aeschines. The fragment is preserved in Cicero's Inventione Rhetorica. The conversation is between Aspasia [A] and the wife of Xenophon [X]: [A] Tell me, please, wife of Xenophon, if your neighbour had a better piece of gold jewelry than you, would you prefer hers or your own? [X] Hers, said the wife. [A] So--if she should have a dress or other feminine ornament more expensive than you have, would you prefer hers or yours? [X]Hers, naturally, said the wife. [A] So now: what if that woman had a better husband than you? Would you prefer hers or your own? Here the woman blushed. Aspasia, however, began to interrogate Xenophon himself. ... The Great Books: Aspasia of Miletus For this entry, please browse our Amazon list of titles about Aspasia of Miletus. For rare and hard to find works we recommend our Alibris list of titles about Aspasia of Miletus. Offer Comments, Questions or Suggestions! This database is maintained by Malaspina Great Books.
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