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1	On the razor-edge of fate : perceptions of destiny in Sophocles' Theban plays Penha Ferreira Vieira, Mariana January 2014 (has links) The goal of this thesis is to analyse the differences and similarities in the perceptions of fate and aleatory events in the Antigone, the Oedipus Tyrannus, and the Oedipus at Colonus of Sophocles. Rather than dwelling on the anachronistic question of “determinism versus freewill”, the focus will be on the ways in which the characters themselves interpret the things that happen to them in their lifespan, in terms of luck, fate, or things that could have been different had they known better at a given moment of time. The conditions in which they perform the determining actions of their lives will be under scrutiny. Actions that seem to arise from contingency, from the previous moves of other actors, from accidental miscalculation, or even from voluntary offence will be contrasted with those for which there is no visible chain of cause and effect, and that are thus attributed to the desires of the gods or to inborn misfortune. There is, from one play to another, a contrast between authoritative assertions of characters with acknowledged prophetic power (Tiresias in the first two works, Oedipus in the later play) that lead the audience to hope for different things: in the Antigone, it shall be argued, there is more room for the possibility of a timely solution for the conflict, than in the Oedipus Tyrannus, where everything has happened already before the start of the play. In the Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus’ new status means that he has understood more about the functioning of reality and the workings of destiny. The ways in which the plot structure itself conveys a view on the workings of fate will also be analysed, from the series of coincidences in the Oedipus Tyrannus to the function of the episodes in the other two plays. Even though the Theban plays are not philosophy treatises, the echoes of contemporary philosophical ideas are a constant in their text. Wherever relevant, a contrast with the Presocratic corpus has been made in an attempt to identify some of the thought patterns reused and adapted by Sophocles for his specific purposes and portrayals of the human position in the vaster cosmos. 882 Sophocles ; Presocratic ; Theban plays
2	Theology as the limit of science: Anaximander's discovery of metaphysics and the Milesian concept of divinity Gligorijevic, Kosta 20 August 2013 (has links) This thesis explores the role the concept of divinity played in the physical theories of Anaximander of Miletus (c.610 – c.546 BCE), arguing that his work anticipated and helped create the metaphysical theories of Aristotle and subsequent thinkers. Focusing on Anaximander’s notion of the apeiron (the indefinite), the thesis claims: (1) that Anaximander used theological terms to describe a physical and ontological principle well before such concepts were elucidated by Aristotle himself; that he thereby (2) anticipated Aristotle’s potentiality-actuality distinction; and (3) identified the central flaws of the mode of explanation current in 6th-century BCE Miletus. The argument is supported by a conceptual schema which shows that Anaximander advanced an ambitious but ultimately unsuccessful metaphysical theory that assigned the apeiron both temporal and ontological priority, thereby serving as an early alternative to Aristotle’s Prime Mover. / Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Presocratic Anaximander Apeiron Theology Metaphysics Religion Philosophy
3	Language and Intent in Empedocles' Cosmic Cycle Galsworthy, Carrie 03 August 2010 (has links) No description available. Classical Studies Empedocles Presocratic Philosophy Science Magic Cosmology Religion
4	Poésie et argumentation dans les fragments des deux poèmes d'Empédocle / Poetry and Argumentation in the Fragments of Empedocles' two Poems Gheerbrant, Xavier 11 October 2014 (has links) Il s’agit d’examiner la signification du choix d’Empédocle d’exprimer son système philosophique dans un mètre, l’hexamètre dactylique, qui n’est pas seulement envisagé ici en tant que forme versifiée mais comme une tradition poétique. Les raisons de ce choix se laissent reconstituer de différents points de vue. D'abord, dans une perspective historique et comparative, l'usage de l'hexamètre inscrit l'œuvre d'Empédocle dans un moment particulier du développement de la « philosophie » ancienne. Le problème a également une dimension sociologique qui tient aux modalités traditionnelles de diffusion de la poésie hexamétrique, dans le cadre notamment des grands concours panhelléniques. De façon plus fondamentale encore, se pose le problème de déterminer le degré de nécessité du lien qui unit poésie et philosophie au sein de l'œuvre même d'Empédocle. Le mètre est-il l'ornement d'une pensée qui aurait tout aussi bien pu s'exprimer en prose ? Est-il un vernis artificiel, qui ne ferait que dissimuler la clarté du message philosophique ? Au contraire, le choix du vers témoigne-t-il d'une prise de position substantielle, qui signifierait que la compréhension du choix de la forme est indissociable de l'interprétation du message qui s'y déploie ? Les chapitres 1 à 4 examinent la théorie poétique développée par Empédocle. Les chapitres 5 à 7 étudient la façon dont ce projet se réalise dans la pratique poétique. Les chapitres 8 à 10 se proposent d’évaluer la signification du choix d’Empédocle dans le contexte du 5e siècle. / The dissertation intends to examine the signification of Empedocles’ choice to express his philosophical system into a peculiar meter, the dactylic hexameter, which is not only considered here as a poetic form but also as a poetic tradition. The reasons why Empedocles made this choice may be studied from several points of view. From a historic and comparative point of view, Empedocles’ use of the dactylic hexameter has his philosophy embedded into a particular moment of the development of ancient « philosophy ». Another, sociological, dimension of this problem pertains to the traditional modes of diffusion of dactylic poems, within the frame of panhellenic competitions for instance.More fundamental even is the question of how necessary is the link between poetry and philosophy in Empedocles’ work itself. Is the dactylic meter merely ornamental for a thought that could have been expressed in prose? Is it some artificial varnish, whose only effect would be to obscure the philosophical message? Or does the use of verses show, on the contrary, a substantial stance, meaning that the interpretation of the poetic features and the interpretation of the philosophical doctrine cannot be dissociated?The poetic theory of Empedocles is examined in chapters 1 to 4. Then, a study of the poetic realization of this project takes place in chapters 5 to 7. Finally, an evaluation of the meaning and relevance of Empedocles’ choice in the context of the 5th century is done through the last 3 chapters. Empédocle Philosophie présocratique Poésie archaïque Hexamètre dactylique Empedocles Dactylic poetry Presocratic philosophers Archaic poetry
5	Tres Poetas con Heráclito: Borges, Hahn, Pacheco Strittmatter, Jorge Emilio 30 August 2007 (has links) No description available. Literature, Latin American Latin American poetry Heraclitus Presocratic philosophers Modern poetry Latin American poetry
6	Tres poetas con Heráclito Borges, Hahn, Pacheco / Strittmatter, Jorge Emilio. January 2007 (has links) Thesis (M.A.)--Miami University, Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-57).
7	Practicing the law of human dignity Chatzipanagiotou, Matthildi 03 March 2016 (has links) Die philosophischen Grundlagen der Meta-Dimension des Rechts auf Menschenwürde lösen eine Fragestellung aus, die die Grenzen der Disziplin des Rechts übertrifft: wie könnte das Transzendentale als ein Aspekt der Bedeutung von Menschenwürde dargestellt werden? Das Beharren auf der nicht-Bestimmung des Menschenbildes oder auf dem Begriff ‚Gott’ in der Präambel des Deutschen Grundgesetzes, wie es sich in der Deutschen Dogmatik widerspiegelt, gepaart mit dem Bestreben nach einer Fall-zu-Fall ad hoc Konkretisierung dessen, was Menschenwürde bedeutet, inspiriert diese Untersuchung von ‚etwas fehlt’ [‘something missing’]. In postmoderner Art und Weise beschreibt diese Geschichte das Gesetz der Menschenwürde als Trojanisches Pferd und bietet hermeneutische und literarische Grundlagen für eine affirmative Haltung gegenüber einer ''leeren'' Rede im juristischen Diskurs. Die Forschungsfrage erweckt und umkreist die polemisch verbrämten Begriffe von ‚Leere’ und ‚Black Box’: Warum erscheint der Rechtsbegriff der Menschenwürde ‚leer’? Oder wie ist er ‚leer’? Warum und wie ist er eine ‚Black Box’? Wie erscheinen Manifestationen des Konzepts abstrakt wie Universalien, aber im Einzelnen konkret? Die ontologischen, sprachlich-analytischen und phänomenologischen philosophischen Erkenntnisse, vorgestellt im ersten Kapitel, bilden die Linse, durch die fünf maßgebliche Fälle des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes – über Abtreibung, lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe, Transsexualität, staatliche Reaktion auf Terroranschläge und die Gewährleistung eines menschenwürdigen Existenzminimums – im zweiten Kapitel analysiert werden. Die philosophischen Quellen werden nicht als Momente im langen Verlauf der Menschenwürde in der Geschichte der Ideen eingeklammert. / The philosophical underpinnings of what may be called the meta-dimension of the law of human dignity trigger a question that surpasses the boundaries of the discipline of law: how could the transcendental as an aspect of human dignity meaning be portrayed? The insistence on non-determination of the Menschenbild [human image] or ‘God’ in the Preamble to the German Basic Law [Grundgesetz] reflected in German legal doctrine, paired with the commitment to case-by-case ad hoc concretization of what human dignity means inspire this story of ‘something missing’. In postmodern fashion, this story portrays the law of human dignity as a Trojan Horse and provides hermeneutic and literary foundations for an affirmative stance towards ‘emptiness’ talk in legal discourse. The research question rekindles and twists polemically framed ‘emptiness’ and ‘black box’ contentions: Why does the legal concept of human dignity appear ‘empty’? Or, how is it ‘empty’? Why and how is it a ‘black box’? How do manifestations of the concept appear abstract as universals and concrete as particulars? The ontological, linguistic-analytical, and phenomenological philosophical insights presented in Chapter One compose the lens through which five benchmark Bundesverfassungsgericht cases – on abortion, life imprisonment, transsexuals, state response to terrorist attacks, and the guarantee of a dignified subsistence minimum – are analyzed in Chapter Two. The philosophical sources are not bracketed as moments in the long course of human dignity in the history of ideas. Menschenwürde Transsexualität Hermeneutik Gott Ludwig Wittgenstein Sprachspiel selbst Grundrechte Leerformel Redundanz Theorien nicht-Bestimmung ‚etwas fehlt'' metaphysisch ontologisch vorsokratisch Heraklit Catherine MacKinnon Jacques Rancière sprachlich-analytisch Gesichtsfeld Begrenzung phänomenologisch Emmanuel Levinas andere Gastfreundschaft Bundesverfassungsgericht Abtreibung lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe Luftsicherheitsgesetz menschenwürdiges Existenzminimum Recht und Literatur Transdisziplinarität hermeneutics God hospitality Ludwig Wittgenstein self Human dignity fundamental rights Leerformel [empty formula] empty box redundancy theories non-determination ‘something missing’ metaphysical ontological Presocratic Heraclitus Catherine MacKinnon Jacques Rancière linguistic-analytical field of sight language game limit phenomenological Emmanuel Levinas other abortion life imprisonment transsexuals dignified subsistence minimum law and literature transdisciplinarity 340 Recht 19 Recht PI 3600 ddc:340

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