Loyola University Chicago Loyola eCommons Dissertations Theses and Dissertations 2017 Being Wise Before Wisdom: The Historical Development of Phronēsis from Homer to Aristotle, and Its Consequences for Hans-Georg Gadamer's Hermeneutic Ethics Giancarlo Tarantino Loyola University Chicago Follow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss Part of the Philosophy Commons Recommended Citation Tarantino, Giancarlo, "Being Wise Before Wisdom: The Historical Development of Phronēsis from Homer to Aristotle, and Its Consequences for Hans-Georg Gadamer's Hermeneutic Ethics" (2017). Dissertations. 2858. https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/2858 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at Loyola eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Loyola eCommons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Copyright © 2017 Giancarlo Tarantino LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO BEING WISE BEFORE WISDOM: THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF PHRONĒSIS FROM HOMER TO ARISTOTLE, AND ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR HANS-GEORG GADAMER’S HERMENEUTIC ETHICS A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM IN PHILOSOPHY BY GIANCARLO TARANTINO CHICAGO, IL AUGUST 2017 Copyright by Giancarlo Tarantino, 2017 All rights reserved. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS In August of 2008, just before starting grad school, I underwent emergency surgery at Loyola Chicago Hospital, which led to a diagnosis that required ongoing treatment. It also began a long fight with an insurance company (United Healthcare), which denied coverage of any of the associated costs. The insurance company won the fight, despite the advocacy work of my doctors, hospital administrators, and, especially, my mother.