Abstract:

Apuleius's The Golden Ass presents curiosity as the protagonist's downfall, yet ultimately recodes curiosity as the single virtue through which the human soul achieves not only immortality but joy. I identify Apuleius's treatment of curiosity as falling into the categories of erotic and nonerotic. The union of Eros and the curious human soul suggests that one who is erotically curious can take pleasure in her devotion to one, precisely because she has eyes for the beauty of many.

中文翻译：

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色情好奇心的美德

摘要：

Apuleius 的《金驴》将好奇心呈现为主人公的失败，但最终将好奇心重新编码为人类灵魂不仅获得不朽而且获得快乐的唯一美德。我将 Apuleius 对好奇心的处理分为色情和非色情两类。爱神和好奇的人类灵魂的结合表明，一个对色情好奇的人可以从她对一个人的忠诚中获得乐趣，这正是因为她对许多人的美有着敏锐的洞察力。