scholarly journals Uma análise de Reso, de Eurípides e da astúcia de Odisseu

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Lilian Amadei Sais
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Greece ◽  
Title Page ◽  
The Way

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>A tragédia <em>Reso</em>, cuja autoria é muito discutida, traz uma das versões do mito do rei trácio que dá nome à peça. Encontramos outra versão desse mesmo mito na <em>Ilíada</em> de Homero, no também controverso Canto X, conhecido como Dolonéia. As duas narrativas formam um <em>corpus</em> excelente para quem quer investigar o tema da astúcia na Grécia antiga. Nosso trabalho de mestrado visa a entender de que maneira a astúcia da tragédia <em>Reso</em> se dá, comparando-a com a Dolonéia. Neste artigo, pretendemos fazê-lo através do papel que Odisseu desempenha na trama e da visão que as demais personagens têm dele e de sua conduta na guerra, comparando estas evidências com aquelas relacionadas a Dólon, o outro personagem astucioso da trama, e contrapondo ambos aos seus opostos na tragédia, Reso e Heitor. </span></p><div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><strong>An analysis of Euripides’ Rhesus and Odysseus Cunning Intelligence </strong></p><p><strong>Abstract </strong></p><p><span>The tragedy Rhesus, whose authorship is a matter of controversy, brings one version of the Thracian king's myth after whom the play is named. One finds another version of the same myth in Homer ́s Iliad, at the also controversial Book Tenth, known as Doloneia. Both narratives form an excellent corpus to investigate the theme of cunning intelligence in Ancient Greece. My mastering research explores the ways in which cunning intelligence is presented in the Rhesus tragedy, by comparing it with the Doloneia. In this article, I intend to analyze briefly the role played by Odysseus in the plot and the way other characters view him. </span></p><p><span><strong>Keywords: </strong></span><span>Cunning Intelligence; Rhesus; Dolon; Odysseus </span></p></div></div></div><p><span><br /></span></p></div></div></div>

On Purpose

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Ruse
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Design ◽  
Ancient Greece ◽  
Western Thought ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historical Thought ◽  
The Way

Can we live without the idea of purpose? Should we even try to? Kant thought we were stuck with it, and even Darwin, who profoundly shook the idea, was unable to kill it. Indeed, purpose seems to be making a comeback today, as both religious advocates of intelligent design and some prominent secular philosophers argue that any explanation of life without the idea of purpose is missing something essential. This book explores the history of purpose in philosophical, religious, scientific, and historical thought, from ancient Greece to the present. The book traces how Platonic, Aristotelian, and Kantian ideas of purpose continue to shape Western thought. Along the way, it also takes up tough questions about the purpose of life—and whether it's possible to have meaning without purpose.

New perspectives on ancient science

1994 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Lloyd
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Greece ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Ancient China ◽  
Ancient Science ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Way

Did science develop differently in different ancient civilisations, and if so, why? This article compares the development of medicine, mathematics and astronomy in ancient Greece and ancient China. It identifies certain significant differences in the way in which the problems were formulated and the aims and methods used to resolve them, and it relates these to the social institutions and values of the society within which the scientists work.

scholarly journals Conservation through education

Lankesteriana ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn H. S. Light
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Title Page ◽  
Conservation Education ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Crop Plant ◽  
Food Crop ◽  
Wise Use ◽  
Growing Environment ◽  
The Way ◽  
Education Initiatives

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The way to conservation is through education. People of all ages everywhere are learning how to make wise use of natural resources to ultimately ben- efit and sustain future generations but clear goals, objectives and analogies are needed to reinforce the message. Conservation education initiatives can be compared to production of a food crop. A crop plant must first be selected to suit the growing environment then the fields prepared for planting. After planting, the growing plants must be cared for. Only after a successful harvest can the profit be realized. </span></p></div></div></div>

scholarly journals RACHUNKI I LICZBY STAROŻYTNYCH GREKÓW I RZYMIAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Piotr Gawrysiak
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Greece ◽  
Basic Information ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Numerical Information ◽  
Mathematical Operations ◽  
Numerical Notation ◽  
The Way

Ancient Greek and Roman Numerical Notation and Counting AidsSummary The abilities to count and write down numbers are usually regarded as trivial, while in fact these skills are early technologies that significantly influenced the development of science, trade, culture and law. The lack of understanding of the way in which numerical information was conveyed among people and the ways in which daily computations - such as taxes, livestock accounts, prices etc. - were carried out, might lead to improper reasoning about the culture itself. It is, therefore, useful to know the basics of „daily” mathematics used by Greeks and Romans while studying – for example - Roman law.In this paper some basic information regarding the numerical notation used in ancient Greece and Rome is presented. This includes Roman numerals with examples of mathematical operations performed with their aid and two Greek numerical systems, namely herodianic and attic. Early aids to computation are also discussed, including finger reckoning and the abacus. 

The Notion of Synthesis in Harmonic Science (and Beyond)

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 156-173
Author(s):  
Eleonora Rocconi
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Greece ◽  
Specific Object ◽  
Rigorous Method ◽  
The Way

Abstract In ancient Greece, harmonics fully acquires the dignity of ‘science’ thanks to Aristoxenus of Tarentum, who first gives an account of a rigorous method of analysis of the structures underlying melodies. One of the most interesting concepts discussed in his extant writings is the notion of synthesis, which he uses to describe any orderly combination of elements (whether they are sounds, intervals or letters) into a sequence. This principle, which according to him governs the way of combining items in patterns, is described as a ‘natural’ principle (i.e. inherent in melos or lexis) and lies at the very bottom of his idea of ‘attuned melody’ (melos hērmosmenon), the specific object under investigation in his harmonics. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the pivotal significance of this notion within Aristoxenus’ thought and to identify its reception in later authors, not only within harmonics but also within the realm of rhetoric.

The Blind Storyteller

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris Berent
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Greek Tragedy ◽  
Ancient Greece ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
The Difference ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Intellectual Journey ◽  
The Way

Do newborns think? Do they know that 3 is greater than 2? Do they prefer right to wrong? What about emotions? Do newborns recognize happiness or anger? If they do, then how are our inborn thoughts and feelings encoded in our bodies? Could they persist after we die? Going all the way back to ancient Greece, human nature and the mind–body link are the topics of age-old scholarly debates. But laypeople also have strong opinions about such matters. Most people believe, for example, that newborn babies don’t know the difference between right and wrong—such knowledge, they insist, can only be learned. For emotions, they presume the opposite—that our capacity to feel fear, for example, is both inborn and embodied. These beliefs are stories we tell ourselves about what we know and who we are. They reflect and influence our understanding of ourselves and others, and they guide every aspect of our lives. In a twist that could have come out of a Greek tragedy, Berent proposes that our errors are our fate. These mistakes emanate from the very principles that make our minds tick: Our blindness to human nature is rooted in human nature itself. An intellectual journey that draws on philosophy, anthropology, linguistics, cognitive science, and Berent’s own cutting-edge research, The Blind Storyteller grapples with a host of provocative questions, from why we are so infatuated with our brains to what happens when we die. The end result is a startling new perspective on our humanity.

Sages at the Games: Intellectual Displays and Dissemination of Wisdom in Ancient Greece

2007 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hååkan Tell
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Greece ◽  
Similar Type ◽  
Accurate Picture ◽  
Interpretive Framework ◽  
The Way

Abstract This paper explores the role the Panhellenic centers played in facilitating the circulation of wisdom in ancient Greece. It argues that there are substantial thematic overlaps among practitioners of wisdom (σσοοφφοοίί), who are typically understood as belonging to different categories (such as presocratics, sophists, poets, et al.). By focusing on the presence of σσοοφφοοίί at the Panhellenic centers in general, and Delphi in particular, we can acquire a more accurate picture of the particular expertise they possessed, and of the range of meanings the Greeks attributed to the word σσοοφφίίαα. This approach seeks to challenge the conventional categories of modern scholarship and to offer a broader and more inclusive interpretive framework in its stead. One such thematic overlap is the way in which many σσοοφφοοίί are described as exerting an almost uncanny, yet highly conventional ability to attract listeners and enchant them with their verbal performances. There is plenty of material to support the view that σσοοφφοοόό, through tapping into the repository of σσοοφφίίαα that Delphi constituted and by aligning themselves with its authority, were seen as themselves being a conduit for a similar type of charismatic speech.

scholarly journals Αρετη w przekazach przedchrześcijańskich. Zarys zagadnienia

Vox Patrum ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 767-787
Author(s):  
Brunon Zgraja
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Greece ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
Special Value ◽  
The Way

This article presents the development of the meaning of arete in the sources from Homer to Albinus (VIII B.C. - II A.D.), which, together with changes happening in the economical, social, political and cultural life of the ancient Greece, began to mean all that gives to a person or to a thing a special value: a bodilly one, a practical, moral and intellectual one. Moreover, the way leading to achievement of arete, as well as the values resulting from its possession, has been presented.

scholarly journals Um modelo para a mudança em Heráclito

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celso Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Title Page ◽  
Types Of Change ◽  
Reciprocal Change ◽  
The Way

<div class="page" title="Page 118"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>Da união representada em B60 por um mesmo caminho que vai para cima e para baixo retira-se um modelo para a mudança em Heráclito. Seus componentes seriam dois opostos, A e B, e um mesmo substrato que os une, AB ou BA. Tratar-se-ia portanto de uma mudança recíproca (de A para B e de B para A) que serviria de prova para a união dos opostos (A e B). As condições para seu funcionamento dependem da interação entre seus componentes. A união no substrato é condição de existência para os opostos. No entanto ela não pode unificá-los em um todo homogêneo pois impossibilitaria a mudança da qual depende. A aplicação desse modelo aos casos particulares apresentados em outros fragmentos permite compreender melhor a interação entre os tipos de mudança, sucessiva ou simultânea, e os tipos de opostos, com existência real ou aparente. </span></p><div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p><span>The unity of the way up and down presented in B60 would be a model of change in Heraclitus. Its components are two opposites, A and B, and an unifying substratum AB or BA. They would represent a reciprocal change (from A to B, then from B to A) serving as a proof of the opposites' union. The conditions of such a change would rest on the interaction between the components. The opposites' existence depends on their unifying substratum, but their unification cannot result in an homogeneous whole, for it would make the change impossible. The application of such a model to particular cases presented over the fragments allow a better comprehension of the types of change and the types of opposites presented in Heraclitus' fragments. </span></p><p><span><strong>Keywords:</strong> Heraclitus, change, opposites, union, ontology </span></p></div></div></div><p><span><br /></span></p></div></div></div>

scholarly journals Historiografia e gênero biográfico na Vita Caligulae de Suetônio – primeiras reflexões

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Danielle Lima
Keyword(s):  
Title Page ◽  
De Se ◽  
Roman Historiography ◽  
The Way

<div class="page" title="Page 43"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>Neste artigo pretendemos apresentar os resultados iniciais da pesquisa de Iniciação Científica acerca de Suetônio (69- 130? d.C) e sua relação com a historiografia romana. Em nosso estudo, partimos da biografia do imperador Calígula, a <em>De Vita Caligulae</em>, para analisar aspectos genéricos da biografia de modo a observar suas características e como esta se insere na tradição historiográfica romana, a saber, como um modo de se escrever história ou como um gênero à parte. Durante a pesquisa, além da tradução de parte da biografia, realizamos um breve estudo acerca da historiografia romana, bem como algumas considerações sobre aspectos textuais e estilísticos de Suetônio.</span></p><div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><strong>Historiography and biography genre in the Vita Caligulae from Suetonius - some impressions </strong></p><p><strong>Abstract </strong></p><p><span>This paper presents the reflections and the results of the Scientific Initiation Research about Vita Caligulae (Life of Caligula), from Suetonius (69/70 - 130? a.C.) and his relation to the roman historiography. In our study, we start from the biography of Caligula emperor, named De Vita Caligulae, to analyze those generic aspects of the biography in the way to notice its features and how this biography is inserted in the historiographical roman tradition, to be known, as a way to write history or as a different genre. During the research, besides the translation of the biography, we realized a brief study about the roman historiography, as well as some considerations about the textual and stylish aspects of Suetonius. </span></p><p><span><strong>Keywords:</strong> Suetonius; Historiography; Biography </span></p></div></div></div><p><span><br /></span></p></div></div></div>

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