Vladislav Suvak
University of Prešov, Department of Philosophy, Faculty Member
- Professor of ancient philosophyedit
Fragments of Aristippus of Cyrene. Introductory study, Slovak translation and commentary. FONTES SOCRATICORUM, volume VI.
Comenius University 2022.
Comenius University 2022.
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Fragments of Crates and Hipparchia. Greek and Latin text, Slovak translation (by Andrej Kalaš), and a commentary to the fragments (by Jaroslav Cepko and Vladislav Suvák).
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Speeches of Dio Chrysostom on Diogenes the Cynic; Introductory study by Vladislav Suvák, Greek text and Slovak translation by Andrej Kalaš, and a commentary by Vladislav Suvák.
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Fragments of Diogenes of Sinope. Greek and Latin text, Slovak translation (by Andrej Kalaš), and a commentary to the fragments (by Jaroslav Cepko and Vladislav Suvák).
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Fragments of Antisthenes of Athens. Greek and Latin text, Slovak translation (by Andrej Kalaš), and a commentary to the fragments (by Vladislav Suvák).
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Fragments of Aeschines of Sphettus. Greek and Latin text, Slovak translation, and a commentary to the fragments.
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The translation of Antisthenis fragmenta into Slovak with introductory study and commentary.
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Kniha sa zaoberá myslením neskorého Foucaulta, ktorý patrí k hlavným predstaviteľom francúzskej intelektuálnej avantgardy 2. polovice 20. storočia. Foucaultove skúmania sú dodnes súčasťou intelektuálnych diskusií v mnohých oblastiach (od... more
Kniha sa zaoberá myslením neskorého Foucaulta, ktorý patrí k hlavným predstaviteľom francúzskej intelektuálnej avantgardy 2. polovice 20. storočia. Foucaultove skúmania sú dodnes súčasťou intelektuálnych diskusií v mnohých oblastiach (od kriminológie po literárnu kritiku, etiku, či estetiku). Medzi najživšie témy patria tie, ktoré rozvíjal v posledných rokoch svojho života. Zásluhu na tom majú nedávne vydania jeho prednášok na Collège de France (Hermeneutika subjektu, Vláda nad sebou a druhými, Odvaha k pravde), ako aj knižné verzie prednášok, s ktorými vystúpil na známych univerzitách (Stanford, Berkeley, Dartmouth). Práve týmito prednáškami sa zaoberá predložená zbierka esejí. Zámerom autora je načrtnúť vybrané témy – guvernmentalita, starosť o seba, kultúra seba samého, hovorenie pravdy (parrhésia), estetika existencie, dejiny subjektivity, historická ontológia nás samých – a dať ich do vzájomných súvislosti, ktoré by nám mohli pomôcť v tom, ako pristupovať k mysleniu neskorého Foucaulta.
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A book of essays: Ars vivendi (The Art of Living). Each of them deals with the ancient approaches to philosophy as an art of living. The essays are dedicated to Protagoras, Socrates, Antisthenes, Pyrrho, Diogenes the Cynic, Epicurus,... more
A book of essays: Ars vivendi (The Art of Living). Each of them deals with the ancient approaches to philosophy as an art of living. The essays are dedicated to Protagoras, Socrates, Antisthenes, Pyrrho, Diogenes the Cynic, Epicurus, Seneca, Epictetus, Montaigne, Nietzsche, Foucault etc. The table of contents is available in the sample chapter.
Research Interests: Seneca, Friedrich Nietzsche, Socrates, Michel Foucault, Michel de Montaigne, and 12 moreAncient Philosophy, Epicurus, Ancient Greek ethics, Pyrrho, Epictetus, Modern Philosophy, Philosophy as a way of life, Protagoras, Care of the Self, Antisthenes, History of Philosophy, and History of Subjectivity
Fragments of Aeschines of Sphettus. Greek and Latin text, Slovak translation, and a commentary to the fragments.
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A part of the book "Care of the Self: Ancient Problematizations of Life and Contemporary Thought" edited by Vladislav Suvák. Leiden: Brill & Rodopi 2018.
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The studies included in the Care of the Self: Ancient Problematizations of Life and Contemporary Thought focus on different manifestations of “taking care of the self” present in ancient and contemporary thought. Each of these studies... more
The studies included in the Care of the Self: Ancient Problematizations of Life and Contemporary Thought focus on different manifestations of “taking care of the self” present in ancient and contemporary thought. Each of these studies approaches the issue of taking care of the self from a different perspective: Part I by Vladislav Suvák focuses on Socrates’ therapeutic education; Part II by Lívia Flachbartová centres on Diogenes’ ascetic practices; and Part III by Pavol Sucharek concentrates on Henri Maldiney’s existential phenomenology. Taking care of the self (epimeleia heautou) is not just one of a great many topics associated with ancient ethics. Echoing Michel Foucault, we could say that the care of the self applies to all problematizations of life.
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Title: Antisthenes: Four studies Abstract: The studies included in this collection are based on preserved testimonies on the Socratic philosopher Antisthenes. The first chapter is a sketch of Antisthenes intellectual biography, which... more
Title: Antisthenes: Four studies
Abstract: The studies included in this collection are based on preserved testimonies on the Socratic philosopher Antisthenes. The first chapter is a sketch of Antisthenes intellectual biography, which relies on more or less reliable reports about his life and work. The second chapter suggests how to reconstruct Antisthenes’ thought if we were to accept the opinion of ancient doxographers that Antisthenes was one of the most close Socrates’ followers and at the same time the forerunner of the Cynic movement. The third chapter asks whether we can read Antisthenes speech Ajax and Odysseus as examples of Socratic searching for a good life. The fourth chapter deals with the therapeutic role of practical wisdom. Two appendices are attached: Appendix 1 is an extension of the explanation of Antisthenes’ concept of practical wisdom in his speeches Ajax and Odysseus. Appendix 2 is an attempt to interpret the last words of Socrates in Plato’s Phaedo, which give the Antisthenes’ thought a therapeutic significance.
Abstract: The studies included in this collection are based on preserved testimonies on the Socratic philosopher Antisthenes. The first chapter is a sketch of Antisthenes intellectual biography, which relies on more or less reliable reports about his life and work. The second chapter suggests how to reconstruct Antisthenes’ thought if we were to accept the opinion of ancient doxographers that Antisthenes was one of the most close Socrates’ followers and at the same time the forerunner of the Cynic movement. The third chapter asks whether we can read Antisthenes speech Ajax and Odysseus as examples of Socratic searching for a good life. The fourth chapter deals with the therapeutic role of practical wisdom. Two appendices are attached: Appendix 1 is an extension of the explanation of Antisthenes’ concept of practical wisdom in his speeches Ajax and Odysseus. Appendix 2 is an attempt to interpret the last words of Socrates in Plato’s Phaedo, which give the Antisthenes’ thought a therapeutic significance.
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The studies included in the book Care of the Self: Ancient Problematizations of Life and Contemporary Thought focus on different manifestations of taking care of the self present in ancient and contemporary thought. Highlighting the... more
The studies included in the book Care of the Self: Ancient Problematizations of Life and Contemporary Thought focus on different manifestations of taking care of the self present in ancient and contemporary thought.
Highlighting the therapeutic approach to reading Socratic literature of the 4th century BC, the first part (Socratic therapy as a care of the self and the others) is based on the assumption that the Socrates portrayed in the Socratic dialogues is not only a tireless examiner and a model of ethical conduct, but also a soul healer. Socratic dialogues frequently refer to therapy (gr. therapeia) when they attribute to Socrates the ability to heal, i.e. to help himself and others take care of themselves through conversations. Socrates encourages his associates to jointly examine life based on excellent conduct. Rather than seeking to gain knowledge of what excellence is, however, he engages his interlocutors to strengthen their wisdom. Socrates often stresses that he is not a teacher because he does not offer any ready-made knowledge. Nonetheless, he does help his associates seek a better way of life – thanks to the love that he feels for them. In addition to being a metaphor of intimate friendship, Socrates’ Eros also makes his educational mission different from other period forms of upbringing and education. Socrates practices his art by being a soul healer who, instead of offering generally valid solutions to problems, encourages those he is fond of to take care of their selves. In this sense, Socrates’ activity is therapeutic rather than pedagogic. The goal of Socratic upbringing is to make individuals seek ways of turning their lives into something that is both good and beautiful, the key excellence in this effort being practical wisdom (fronēsis). In other words, the therapeutic task of wisdom is to do away with all false assumptions about what it means to live a good life.
Highlighting the therapeutic approach to reading Socratic literature of the 4th century BC, the first part (Socratic therapy as a care of the self and the others) is based on the assumption that the Socrates portrayed in the Socratic dialogues is not only a tireless examiner and a model of ethical conduct, but also a soul healer. Socratic dialogues frequently refer to therapy (gr. therapeia) when they attribute to Socrates the ability to heal, i.e. to help himself and others take care of themselves through conversations. Socrates encourages his associates to jointly examine life based on excellent conduct. Rather than seeking to gain knowledge of what excellence is, however, he engages his interlocutors to strengthen their wisdom. Socrates often stresses that he is not a teacher because he does not offer any ready-made knowledge. Nonetheless, he does help his associates seek a better way of life – thanks to the love that he feels for them. In addition to being a metaphor of intimate friendship, Socrates’ Eros also makes his educational mission different from other period forms of upbringing and education. Socrates practices his art by being a soul healer who, instead of offering generally valid solutions to problems, encourages those he is fond of to take care of their selves. In this sense, Socrates’ activity is therapeutic rather than pedagogic. The goal of Socratic upbringing is to make individuals seek ways of turning their lives into something that is both good and beautiful, the key excellence in this effort being practical wisdom (fronēsis). In other words, the therapeutic task of wisdom is to do away with all false assumptions about what it means to live a good life.
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Vydavateľstvo Univerzity Komenského (Comenius University Press) published the transletion of Diogenes` fragments into Slovak (Andrej Kalaš) with an extended commentary (Jaroslav Cepko, Vladislav Suvák). This is the first complete... more
Vydavateľstvo Univerzity Komenského (Comenius University Press) published the transletion of Diogenes` fragments into Slovak (Andrej Kalaš) with an extended commentary (Jaroslav Cepko, Vladislav Suvák). This is the first complete traslation of Diogenes` fragments into the modern languages based on Gabriele Giannantoni`s edition of Greek and Latin texts (Socratis et Socraticorum Reliquiae, Vol. II., pp. 227 – 422).
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In: Vasil Gluchman (ed.): DEJINY ETIKY I. (starovek až začiatok novoveku) Časť učebnice, ktorá obsahuje kapitoly z antickej etiky: - Antická etika: čo znamená „žiť dobre“ - Platón: zdatnosť a dobro - Aristotelés: etika blaženosti a... more
In: Vasil Gluchman (ed.): DEJINY ETIKY I. (starovek až začiatok novoveku)
Časť učebnice, ktorá obsahuje kapitoly z antickej etiky:
- Antická etika: čo znamená „žiť dobre“
- Platón: zdatnosť a dobro
- Aristotelés: etika blaženosti a zdatného života
- Epikúros: o šťastnom živote
- Stoa: život v súlade s prirodzenosťou
- Pyrrhonizmus a Cicero: môže byť skeptik blažený?
Časť učebnice, ktorá obsahuje kapitoly z antickej etiky:
- Antická etika: čo znamená „žiť dobre“
- Platón: zdatnosť a dobro
- Aristotelés: etika blaženosti a zdatného života
- Epikúros: o šťastnom živote
- Stoa: život v súlade s prirodzenosťou
- Pyrrhonizmus a Cicero: môže byť skeptik blažený?
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EN: The study is an introduction to a relatively complicated reconstruction of a place of Socrates in the history of ancient philosophy. The starting point of the study is the “Socratic problem”. The aim of the study is not resolving the... more
EN: The study is an introduction to a relatively complicated reconstruction of a place of Socrates in the history of ancient philosophy. The starting point of the study is the “Socratic problem”. The aim of the study is not resolving the problem, but rather a thorough problematization of it.
SK: Učebnica je uvedením do pomerne komplikovanej rekonštrukcie miesta Sókrata v dejinách antickej filosofie. Východiskom skúmania je tzv. „sókratovský problém“. Zámerom učebnice nie je jeho vyriešenie, ale skôr dôsledná problematizácia. 1. kapitola problematizuje miesto Sókrata v kontexte dejín západnej filosofie. Ďalšie kapitoly sa zaoberajú rôznymi aspektmi sókratovského problému, pričom ho dávajú do súvislostí so sókratovským myslením – s otázkou jeho dejinného postavenia a s možnosťami súčasného premýšľania o zmysle filosofie, ktorá sa často označuje za dedičku „sókratovského obratu“.
SK: Učebnica je uvedením do pomerne komplikovanej rekonštrukcie miesta Sókrata v dejinách antickej filosofie. Východiskom skúmania je tzv. „sókratovský problém“. Zámerom učebnice nie je jeho vyriešenie, ale skôr dôsledná problematizácia. 1. kapitola problematizuje miesto Sókrata v kontexte dejín západnej filosofie. Ďalšie kapitoly sa zaoberajú rôznymi aspektmi sókratovského problému, pričom ho dávajú do súvislostí so sókratovským myslením – s otázkou jeho dejinného postavenia a s možnosťami súčasného premýšľania o zmysle filosofie, ktorá sa často označuje za dedičku „sókratovského obratu“.
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Hynek Bartoš Hippocratic Dietetics and Philosophical Care of the Soul Summary: The aim of my essay is to discuss Hippocratic dietetics as a model for construing philosophical ethics in the Classical Era of ancient Greece. I shall... more
Hynek Bartoš
Hippocratic Dietetics and Philosophical Care of the Soul
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The aim of my essay is to discuss Hippocratic dietetics as a model for construing philosophical ethics in the Classical Era of ancient Greece. I shall demonstrate how the author of De victu and other Hippocratic authors presented medicine (or more specifically dietetics) as a therapeutic technique aiming at independence from the traditional religious beliefs and practices, from the role of chance in our lives, from disadvantages of our particular natural conditions and predispositions, and even from the need of professional medical care. I will also try to distinguish the object of the dietetic health care from the object of the philosophical “care of soul” advocated by Socrates, his contemporaries and followers.
Ulrich Wollner
The Care of the Self in Xenophon’s Memorabilia
Summary: The paper deals with Socrates’ conception of the care of the self in Xenophon’s work Memorabilia. The first part is intended to analyze the relationship between human body and soul. It shows that the main task of the soul is to rule over the body. Accordingly, the man has to know himself, and the self-knowledge is one of the preconditions of the self-care. The second precondition of the care of the self is the continence. Its aim is to dominate the physical needs and pleasures. They play the role of obstacles that the man has to fight against. To be able to defeat one own’s weaknesses, the wise man needs the lifelong training both of his body and soul. Finally, I discuss the self-sufficiency as the main objective of the human endeavour.
Jakub Jirsa
Plato: self-knowledge as care of oneself
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My text presents some main features of Plato’s ethics connected with the care of one’s soul, namely his moral psychology situated within the framework of the teleological cosmos. First, I discuss the identification between the self and the soul in the Alcibiades I; further I explain the complexity of the soul and its ethical relevance in the Republic. The final section discusses Plato’s ethical maxim “becoming like god” as presented in the Theaetetus, Republic and Timaeus. In this sense, I believe, one can explain why in the Phaedrus Plato’s Socrates situates his own self on the scale with two limits: a cultivated being with a share in divine on the one hand and the mythical furious beast Typhon on the other (229e-230a). The self (soul) moves on this scale in dependence on the amount of care, which Plato presents in very intellectualistic terms.
Vladislav Suvák
Antisthenes: logos as ēthos
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The paper deals with Antisthenes' account of language (logos) as well as with the role the logical paradoxes played in Antisthenes' ethical thought (ēthos). The author doesn't see An¬tisthenes' logical investigations as a part of the early "Sophistic" writings. Rather he tries to show the connection between Antisthenes' using of the logic and Socratic ethics of taking care of the self. Socratic thought in Antisthenes' fragments is neither skeptical nor dialectical. Contrary to both of these "intellectualistic" tendencies An¬tisthenes underlines the continual ethical activity of the wise. Antisthenes' using of logical paradoxes (mainly ouk estin antilegein) should have probably served as a de-monstration of an anti-Platonic conviction: Ethics is always prior to metaphysics and logic.
Keywords: Antisthenes – Plato – Cynicism – Language – Logical paradoxes – Ethics of taking care of the self.
Pavol Sucharek
Knowledge as a care for the other or „How to get ahead of Socrates?“
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This study will analyze the different nature of dialogue as reflected by Socrates and Levinas. The purpose is to show the possibility of non-epistemological speaking of that kind of knowledge, which mediates the dialogue as a conversation of two. In a certain sense it can be said that we replace the maieutics of Socrates by the dialectics of Plato. This dialectics points to how an ordinary dialogue is being transformed into a relationship of a higher order, or a relationship through which the very meaning of what belongs to the higher or divine order shines through. “To get ahead of Socrates” means in the levinasian perspective to accept “the idea of the infinite” – the infinite demand of the impracticable Good. Therefore a dialogue can be perceived, in this sense, as the starting point of every speculation about ethical knowledge in the primary sense as “a care for the other.”
Eugen Andreanský
Donald Davidson and the modern understanding of akratic action
Summary: The paper deals with the nature of akrasia (weakness of will, incontinency). In the first section the emphasis is put on the action theory of Donald Davidson. Davidson’s treatment of incontinent action is a brilliant example of modern approach to old philosophical and ethical issues. The second section introduces a few critical notes to the theory presented by Davidson. The paper also draws attention to the interconnection between akrasia and the problem of irrationality as well as the problem of internalism in action theory.
Hippocratic Dietetics and Philosophical Care of the Soul
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The aim of my essay is to discuss Hippocratic dietetics as a model for construing philosophical ethics in the Classical Era of ancient Greece. I shall demonstrate how the author of De victu and other Hippocratic authors presented medicine (or more specifically dietetics) as a therapeutic technique aiming at independence from the traditional religious beliefs and practices, from the role of chance in our lives, from disadvantages of our particular natural conditions and predispositions, and even from the need of professional medical care. I will also try to distinguish the object of the dietetic health care from the object of the philosophical “care of soul” advocated by Socrates, his contemporaries and followers.
Ulrich Wollner
The Care of the Self in Xenophon’s Memorabilia
Summary: The paper deals with Socrates’ conception of the care of the self in Xenophon’s work Memorabilia. The first part is intended to analyze the relationship between human body and soul. It shows that the main task of the soul is to rule over the body. Accordingly, the man has to know himself, and the self-knowledge is one of the preconditions of the self-care. The second precondition of the care of the self is the continence. Its aim is to dominate the physical needs and pleasures. They play the role of obstacles that the man has to fight against. To be able to defeat one own’s weaknesses, the wise man needs the lifelong training both of his body and soul. Finally, I discuss the self-sufficiency as the main objective of the human endeavour.
Jakub Jirsa
Plato: self-knowledge as care of oneself
Summary:
My text presents some main features of Plato’s ethics connected with the care of one’s soul, namely his moral psychology situated within the framework of the teleological cosmos. First, I discuss the identification between the self and the soul in the Alcibiades I; further I explain the complexity of the soul and its ethical relevance in the Republic. The final section discusses Plato’s ethical maxim “becoming like god” as presented in the Theaetetus, Republic and Timaeus. In this sense, I believe, one can explain why in the Phaedrus Plato’s Socrates situates his own self on the scale with two limits: a cultivated being with a share in divine on the one hand and the mythical furious beast Typhon on the other (229e-230a). The self (soul) moves on this scale in dependence on the amount of care, which Plato presents in very intellectualistic terms.
Vladislav Suvák
Antisthenes: logos as ēthos
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The paper deals with Antisthenes' account of language (logos) as well as with the role the logical paradoxes played in Antisthenes' ethical thought (ēthos). The author doesn't see An¬tisthenes' logical investigations as a part of the early "Sophistic" writings. Rather he tries to show the connection between Antisthenes' using of the logic and Socratic ethics of taking care of the self. Socratic thought in Antisthenes' fragments is neither skeptical nor dialectical. Contrary to both of these "intellectualistic" tendencies An¬tisthenes underlines the continual ethical activity of the wise. Antisthenes' using of logical paradoxes (mainly ouk estin antilegein) should have probably served as a de-monstration of an anti-Platonic conviction: Ethics is always prior to metaphysics and logic.
Keywords: Antisthenes – Plato – Cynicism – Language – Logical paradoxes – Ethics of taking care of the self.
Pavol Sucharek
Knowledge as a care for the other or „How to get ahead of Socrates?“
Summary:
This study will analyze the different nature of dialogue as reflected by Socrates and Levinas. The purpose is to show the possibility of non-epistemological speaking of that kind of knowledge, which mediates the dialogue as a conversation of two. In a certain sense it can be said that we replace the maieutics of Socrates by the dialectics of Plato. This dialectics points to how an ordinary dialogue is being transformed into a relationship of a higher order, or a relationship through which the very meaning of what belongs to the higher or divine order shines through. “To get ahead of Socrates” means in the levinasian perspective to accept “the idea of the infinite” – the infinite demand of the impracticable Good. Therefore a dialogue can be perceived, in this sense, as the starting point of every speculation about ethical knowledge in the primary sense as “a care for the other.”
Eugen Andreanský
Donald Davidson and the modern understanding of akratic action
Summary: The paper deals with the nature of akrasia (weakness of will, incontinency). In the first section the emphasis is put on the action theory of Donald Davidson. Davidson’s treatment of incontinent action is a brilliant example of modern approach to old philosophical and ethical issues. The second section introduces a few critical notes to the theory presented by Davidson. The paper also draws attention to the interconnection between akrasia and the problem of irrationality as well as the problem of internalism in action theory.
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Učebnica Kynizmus grécky a moderný I. je uvedením do problematiky kynizmu a jeho štúdia. Hlavným zámerom je historické a systematické vymedzenie kynizmu, t. j. širokého myšlienkového hnutia, ktoré bolo počas antiky najpopulárnejším... more
Učebnica Kynizmus grécky a moderný I. je uvedením do problematiky kynizmu a jeho štúdia. Hlavným zámerom je historické a systematické vymedzenie kynizmu, t. j. širokého myšlienkového hnutia, ktoré bolo počas antiky najpopulárnejším propagátorom sókratovského spôsobu myslenia a života. Prvá časť sa pokúša o vymedzenie kynizmu z hľadiska jeho historického vývoja. Druhá časť sa snaží o systematickejšie uchopenie kynizmu ako spôsobu myslenia a štýlu života.
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The contributions contained in the collection of essays Antisthenica Cynica Socratica attempt to reconstruct Antisthenes’ thinking in the wider context of ancient philosophy. Antisthenes is approached as an important personality forming... more
The contributions contained in the collection of essays Antisthenica Cynica Socratica attempt to reconstruct Antisthenes’ thinking in the wider context of ancient philosophy. Antisthenes is approached as an important personality forming some kind of bridge between the classical Socratic tradition of thought and Hellenistic forms of Socratism. In this respect, a crucial place is held by Cynicism, which espouses the Socratic legacy thanks to Antisthenes’ ethical teaching.
The contributions included in this collection of essays deal with the question of Antisthenes’ and Diogenes’ Socratism from various points of view. Pedro Pablo Fuentes González and Vladislav Suvák address the relationship between Antisthenes Sokratikos and Diogenes Antisthenikos; Giuseppe Mazzara and Susan Prince interpret Antisthenes’ speeches Ajax and Odysseus from different perspectives; Aldo Brancacci reconstructs the relation between philosophy and rhetoric in Antisthenes; Claudia Mársico questions some methodological dimensions of Antisthenic philosophy; Igor Deraj asks how Socratic Antisthenes’ investigation of names is; Louis-André Dorion looks into Antisthenes’ conception of autarkeia (“self-sufficiency”); Lívia Flachbartová looks for the possible meanings of Diogenes as Socrates mainomenos (“Socrates gone mad”); Kajetan Wandowicz asks if early Cynics speak against homosexuality; Dominique Bertrand expounds the Cynicism of Charles Coypeau Dassoucy, and William Desmond tries to show how we can understand Hegel’s interpretation of Antisthenes.
The contributions included in this collection of essays deal with the question of Antisthenes’ and Diogenes’ Socratism from various points of view. Pedro Pablo Fuentes González and Vladislav Suvák address the relationship between Antisthenes Sokratikos and Diogenes Antisthenikos; Giuseppe Mazzara and Susan Prince interpret Antisthenes’ speeches Ajax and Odysseus from different perspectives; Aldo Brancacci reconstructs the relation between philosophy and rhetoric in Antisthenes; Claudia Mársico questions some methodological dimensions of Antisthenic philosophy; Igor Deraj asks how Socratic Antisthenes’ investigation of names is; Louis-André Dorion looks into Antisthenes’ conception of autarkeia (“self-sufficiency”); Lívia Flachbartová looks for the possible meanings of Diogenes as Socrates mainomenos (“Socrates gone mad”); Kajetan Wandowicz asks if early Cynics speak against homosexuality; Dominique Bertrand expounds the Cynicism of Charles Coypeau Dassoucy, and William Desmond tries to show how we can understand Hegel’s interpretation of Antisthenes.
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Učebnica Kynizmus grécky a moderný I. je uvedením do problematiky kynizmu a jeho štúdia. Hlavným zámerom je historické a systematické vymedzenie kynizmu, t. j. širokého myšlienkového hnutia, ktoré bolo počas antiky najpopulárnejším... more
Učebnica Kynizmus grécky a moderný I. je uvedením do problematiky kynizmu a jeho štúdia. Hlavným zámerom je historické a systematické vymedzenie kynizmu, t. j. širokého myšlienkového hnutia, ktoré bolo počas antiky najpopulárnejším propagátorom sókratovského spôsobu myslenia a života. Prvá časť sa pokúša o vymedzenie kynizmu z hľadiska jeho historického vývoja. Druhá časť sa snaží o systematickejšie uchopenie kynizmu ako spôsobu myslenia a štýlu života.
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The paper deals with three topics that could help us in attempting to understand the way Dio Chrysostom approaches the figure of Socrates and transforms it. The first part demonstrates that, with regard to Socrates, Dio prefers... more
The paper deals with three topics that could help us in attempting to understand the way Dio Chrysostom approaches the figure of Socrates and transforms it. The first part demonstrates that, with regard to Socrates, Dio prefers non-Platonic sources over Platonic ones, as he relies mainly on the Antisthenian line of Socratic literature. The second part deals with Dio’s concept of the relationship between the philosopher and the ruler, which is closely linked to his personal attitude to the Roman emperor. The third part focuses on how Dio reinterprets Socratesʼs demand for philosophical education and endows it with a Cynical character.
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The aim of this paper is to read Antisthenes’ speeches
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Foucault: veridiction, alethurgy, parrhēsia The aim of the article is to clarify key concepts of the late thought of Michel Foucault who works with them in his lectures at the Collège de France between the years 1980–1984. On the one... more
Foucault: veridiction, alethurgy, parrhēsia The aim of the article is to clarify key concepts of the late thought of Michel Foucault who works with them in his lectures at the Collège de France between the years 1980–1984. On the one hand, the concepts of veridiction, alethurgy, and parrhēsia form a part of Foucault’s interest in the study of relationship between subjectivity and truth. On the other hand, these concepts create a new field of questioning that pushes Foucault from the history of subjectivity to the history of the games of truth and untruth in Western thinking and to the critical hermeneutics of ourselves.
The aim of the paper is to sketch in five pictures how speech (Gr. logos) became a problem in Greek thought from archaic to the classical period. Under the influence of pre-Socratic thinkers, we address speech primarily through the... more
The aim of the paper is to sketch in five pictures how speech (Gr. logos) became a problem in Greek thought from archaic to the classical period. Under the influence of pre-Socratic thinkers, we address speech primarily through the question, how true logos about things is possible. However, speech also becomes a problem in other ways (e.g. in epics, lyrics) which allow different approaches to such figures of thinking as "truth", "deception", "untruth", "persuasion". This article focuses on how the rhetoric of 5th century BC works with the speech, or more precisely, what relationships the rhetoric creates with older traditions (epics, poetry, tragedy) when it thinks about the possibilities of logos.
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The paper deals with three topics that could help us in attempting to understand the way Dio Chrysostom approaches the figure of Socrates and transforms it. The first part demonstrates that, with regard to Socrates, Dio prefers... more
The paper deals with three topics that could help us in attempting to understand the way Dio Chrysostom approaches the figure of Socrates and transforms it. The first part demonstrates that, with regard to Socrates, Dio prefers non-Platonic sources over Platonic ones, as he relies mainly on the Antisthenian line of Socratic literature. The second part deals with Dio’s concept of the relationship between the philosopher and the ruler, which is closely linked to his personal attitude to the Roman emperor. The third part focuses on how Dio reinterprets Socratesʼs demand for philosophical education and endows it with a Cynical character.
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The aim of the paper is rethinking the activity of one of the most famous ancient women philosophers, Hipparchia of Maroneia and showing why she – compared to other women of Antiquity – became so significant in development of women’s... more
The aim of the paper is rethinking the activity of one of the most famous ancient women philosophers, Hipparchia of Maroneia and showing why she – compared to other women of Antiquity – became so significant in development of women’s emancipation. The main testimony for us is the fragment SSR V I 1 by Diogenes Laertius, which we put in context with other ancient reports concerning Antisthenes and early Cynics. The two main themes of Diogenes’ testimony are Crates’ “marriage” to Hipparchia, and the controversy of Hipparchia with Theodorus. We reveal the aspect of Hipparchia’s personality, which could be inspiring for modern era, as well.
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This paper deals with Aeschines' dialogue Alcibiades, in which the Socratic concept of the care of the self (epimeleia heautou) is demonstrated. The authors present basic strategies that modern historians have employed when... more
This paper deals with Aeschines' dialogue Alcibiades, in which the Socratic concept of the care of the self (epimeleia heautou) is demonstrated. The authors present basic strategies that modern historians have employed when interpreting the dialogue and propose their own interpretation, based on a reconstruction of the testimony preserved by Aelius Aristides.
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A part of the book "Care of the Self: Ancient Problematizations of Life and Contemporary Thought" edited by Vladislav Suvák. Leiden: Brill & Rodopi 2018.
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The aim of this chapter is neither a detailed analysis nor a systematic interpretation of Antisthenes’ speeches Ajax and Odysseus but rather a study of their integration into the broader context of Socratic literature and the narrower... more
The aim of this chapter is neither a detailed analysis nor a systematic interpretation of Antisthenes’ speeches Ajax and Odysseus but rather a study of their integration into the broader context of Socratic literature and the narrower context of Antisthenes’ testimonia. I would like to ask a simple question: Is it possible to read Antisthenes’ speeches as texts belonging to what we call the Socratic literature? If it is possible to interpret the speeches in terms of the Socratic dialectical reasoning that we find in Plato or Xenophon, then Ajax and Odysseus could represent an alternative form of the Socratic search for a good life—an alternative to the genre of Socratic dialogues as a whole…
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The paper outlines several forms of ethical attitude to good life and good death in the Socratic literature of the fourth century BCE. A model for the Socratic discussions could be found in Herodotus’ story about the meeting between... more
The paper outlines several forms of ethical attitude to good life and good death in the Socratic literature of the fourth century BCE. A model for the Socratic discussions could be found in Herodotus’ story about the meeting between Croesus and Solon. Within their conversation, Solon shows the king of Lydia that death is a place from which the life of each man can be seen as the completed whole. In his Phaedo, Plato depicts Socrates’ last day before his death in a similar spirit, as the completion of his beautiful life. However, there is no consensus regarding opinions on death among the Socratics. The final part of the paper outlines various meanings of death in the writings of the first generation of the Socratic authors, which arise from different attitudes that the individual philosophers hold regarding the soul as well as other topics. This part puts the principal emphasis on Aristippus, who is considered as the most controversial figure of the Socratic movement. Aristippus mak...
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In modern thought, care of the self covers a wide area of self-creation and self-interest. Within the problem framework of philosophical anthropology, inquiry into care of the self begins from a general observation of the state of crisis... more
In modern thought, care of the self covers a wide area of self-creation and self-interest. Within the problem framework of philosophical anthropology, inquiry into care of the self begins from a general observation of the state of crisis in contemporary culture. Philosophical anthropology analyses the possibilities a person has to overcome conflicts in value systems and the contingency of life’s conditions by maintaining a sustainable degree of openness to risk, using creativity to solve conflicts, and developing the ability to transcend the existing state to fulfil the destiny of man as mankind. Attempts at cultural diagnostics bring together research on the original results of human self-knowledge and fixed self-shaping practices as well as ways of re-establishing them in culture and explicating them in contemporary philosophizing. Care of the self: Ancient problematizations of life and contemporary thought is an ongoing project at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Prešov, which is aimed at obtaining a better understanding of the sources and forms of subjectivity (or more precisely, at revealing unknown and neglected sources), methods of integration in society’s functional systems, (especially in culture’s symbolic systems), and consequently at recognizing the crucial “attractors” axiom (normative values) asserted during the formation of the present conditio humana. The evolution of care of the self from Socratic to Stoic problematizations of life has led historians of knowledge to believe that the Greeks and Romans created a “culture of the self” which influenced later early-Christian practices (cf. Foucault, 1988, 2001; Veyne, 1993, 2008; cf. also Davidson’s critical note, Davidson, 1999). The culture of the self is based on the relationship people consciously form with themselves and the practices they apply to their own lives—all in an effort to govern their own life. Greeks referred to working on the self as askēsis (“practice”, “exercise”), which is both physical and mental in extent. Askēsis is aimed at a life formed through mental judgements that are not pre-given and therefore require constant practice. Pierre Hadot called them “spiritual exercises”, that is, practices
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Care of the Self: Ancient Problematizations of Life and Contemporary Thought, by Livia Flachbartova, Pavol Sucharek, and Vladislav Suvak, focus on different manifestations of “taking care of the self” present in ancient and contemporary... more
Care of the Self: Ancient Problematizations of Life and Contemporary Thought, by Livia Flachbartova, Pavol Sucharek, and Vladislav Suvak, focus on different manifestations of “taking care of the self” present in ancient and contemporary thought.
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ABSTRACT The paper deals with Jan Patočka’s and Michel Foucault’s influential interpretations of the ancient Greek approach to care (epimeleia). At first sight, it might seem that Foucault’s care of the self is opposed to Patočka’s care... more
ABSTRACT The paper deals with Jan Patočka’s and Michel Foucault’s influential interpretations of the ancient Greek approach to care (epimeleia). At first sight, it might seem that Foucault’s care of the self is opposed to Patočka’s care of the soul. On closer reading, however, it becomes clear that the two interpretations lead to similar conclusions, as exemplified by the way the two authors interpret Plato’s Laches: both of them see it in relation to the issue of how to live one’s life. Further on, the paper deals with the development of Patočka’s understanding of care of the self and his approach to the philosophy of history. It is revealed that Foucault’s approach to history is opposed to Patočka’s on a number of issues. Despite their diverging opinions, however, the two authors problematize the ancient Greek care of the self as an important issue in Western culture, emphasizing the therapeutic role of contemporary philosophy along the way.
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Gods would be of Protagoras’ fragments, while the Great Speech is probably one of the Protagorean texts. An interpretation based on a mixture between Protagoras’ fragments and Protagorean texts without further justification is on... more
Gods would be of Protagoras’ fragments, while the Great Speech is probably one of the Protagorean texts. An interpretation based on a mixture between Protagoras’ fragments and Protagorean texts without further justification is on dangerous and fragile ground. Third, the gods represented in the Great Speech could be merely Protagorean rhetoric to emphasise that dikê and aidôs given by Zeus are the significant signs of human nature to be political, just as the technical wisdom and fire distributed by Prometheus are the indications of human nature to be rational, rather than pointing us towards an implication of tyrannical elitism. Zeus thus ordains that all men must possess these capacities, and anyone who lacks them should be killed (cf. Prot. 322d), that is, he should not be counted as a being with human nature. With the natural capacities to be virtuous all men can be political. Yet, the more opportunity one has for epimeleia and mathêsis about political affairs, through either direct experiences or indirect experiences, the more opportunity one has for deliberation (euboulia) to deal with them virtuously, both in action and speech, in any sort of human communities (cf. Prot. 318e–19a). With a hope for the youth to be virtuous by education in political wisdom (cf. Prot. 328c–d), the Protagoras in Plato maintains empiricism of demotic pedagogy for a better life; and with his nearly 40 years of experience of professional sophistry around the Greek cities (cf. Men. 91d–e), he sees himself as the most experienced to teach the deliberation to anyone who wishes it. If this understanding of the Great Speech is correct, the Protagorean democracy remains secure for all, without concealing a secret claim for immoral elitism that prevents the majority from having an effectively virtuous and powerful life in a human community. S.’s volume is interesting and contains much information on the sophistic theories and their influences in political realms; his attempt to explain Pericles’ political conversion in light of Protagoras’ two ethical teachings is particularly intriguing. It would, however, have benefited from more careful arguing on the grounds of convincing use of the evidence for Protagoras.
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... Cf. NP, p. 307, 447 ff. 39 I would like to thank my collegue Alexander Di Pippo who has kindly reminded me that Heidegger has also interpreted Socrates as 'the purest thinker of the West.' Cf.. What calls for thinking? in... more
... Cf. NP, p. 307, 447 ff. 39 I would like to thank my collegue Alexander Di Pippo who has kindly reminded me that Heidegger has also interpreted Socrates as 'the purest thinker of the West.' Cf.. What calls for thinking? in Martin ...
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The aim of the paper is rethinking the activity of one of the most famous ancient women philosophers, Hipparchia of Maroneia and showing why she – compared to other women of Antiquity – became so significant in development of women’s... more
The aim of the paper is rethinking the activity of one of the most famous ancient women philosophers, Hipparchia of Maroneia and showing why she – compared to other women of Antiquity – became so significant in development of women’s emancipation. The main testimony for us is the fragment SSR V I 1 by Diogenes Laertius, which the authors of the article put in context with other ancient reports concerning Antisthenes and early Cynics. The two main themes of Diogenes’ testimony are Crates’ “marriage” to Hipparchia, and the controversy of Hipparchia with Theodorus. The authors of the paper reveal the aspect of Hipparchia’s personality, which could be inspiring for modern era, as well.
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The aim of the paper is to sketch in five pictures how speech (Gr. logos) became a problem in Greek thought from archaic to the classical period. Under the influence of pre-Socratic thinkers, we address speech primarily through the... more
The aim of the paper is to sketch in five pictures how speech (Gr. logos) became a problem in Greek thought from archaic to the classical period. Under the influence of pre-Socratic thinkers, we address speech primarily through the question, how true logos about things is possible. However, speech also becomes a problem in other ways (e.g. in epics, lyrics) which allow different approaches to such figures of thinking as "truth", "deception", "untruth", "persuasion". This article focuses on how the rhetoric of 5th century BC works with the speech, or more precisely, what relationships the rhetoric creates with older traditions (epics, poetry, tragedy) when it thinks about the possibilities of logos.
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The paper outlines several forms of ethical attitude to good life and good death in the Socratic literature of the fourth century BCE. A model for the Socratic discussions could be found in Herodotus' story about the meeting between... more
The paper outlines several forms of ethical attitude to good life and good death in the Socratic literature of the fourth century BCE. A model for the Socratic discussions could be found in Herodotus' story about the meeting between Croesus and Solon. Within their conversation, Solon shows the king of Lydia that death is a place from which the life of each man can be seen as the completed whole. In his Phaedo, Plato depicts Socrates' last day before his death in a similar spirit, as the completion of his beautiful life. However, there is no consensus regarding opinions on death among the Socratics. The final part of the paper outlines various meanings of death in the writings of the first generation of the Socratic authors, which arise from different attitudes that the individual philosophers hold regarding the soul as well as other topics. This part puts the principal emphasis on Aristippus, who is considered as the most controversial figure of the Socratic movement. Aristippus makes an interesting opposite to Plato concerning death, since he associates the philosopher's endeavour for a good life solely with that which is here and now.
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The aim of the paper is to outline the development of later Foucault’s thought concerning the study of power. Foucault often changed his approaches to power, and this investigation changed his thinking about power. At the beginning he... more
The aim of the paper is to outline the development of later Foucault’s thought concerning the study of power. Foucault often changed his approaches to power, and this investigation changed his thinking about power. At the beginning he dealt with the microphysics of power, later he focused on the study of govern-mentality as the art of governing, which includes both the ways of governing and the modes of subjectivation. Problematiziation of governmentality allowed Foucault to link two major topics he had addressed in the last years of his life, politics and ethics.
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Reprint of Vladislav Suvák. The Essence of Truth (aletheia) and the Western Tradition in the Thought of Heidegger and Patocka. In: Thinking Fundamentals, IWM Junior Visiting Fellows Conferences, Vol. 9: Vienna 2000
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Foucault's genealogical study of the subject focuses on the practices of oneself in Greek-Roman culture. Foucault's investigation does not only relate to ancient culture but is part of a broader project of the hermeneutics of ourselves.... more
Foucault's genealogical study of the subject focuses on the practices of oneself in Greek-Roman culture. Foucault's investigation does not only relate to ancient culture but is part of a broader project of the hermeneutics of ourselves. This project includes Kant's critique of the presence, which Foucault finds in his conception of Aufklarung. The critical moment is also crucial for parresia, "telling the truth," or for enkrateia, "self-control," as two important ways of constituting oneself. Using the example of Aristippus, we can see that the ethical problematization of pleasures, as a part of the self-creation of the subject, is also important for so-called hedonism. All these moments belong to the genealogy of the modern subject.
Abstrakt SK: Foucaultovo genealogické štúdium subjektu sa zameriava na praktiky seba samého v grécko-rímskej kultúre. Toto skúmanie sa nevzťahuje iba na antickú kultúru, ale je súčasťou širšieho projektu hermeneutiky nás samých. Do tohto projektu patrí aj Kantova kritika prítomnosti, ktorú Foucault nachádza v jeho ponímaní Aufklärung. Kritický moment je kľúčový takisto pre parrhésiu, „hovorenie pravdy“, respektíve pre enkrateiu, „sebaovládanie“, ako dva kľúčové spôsoby utvárania seba samého. Na príklade Aristippa môžeme vidieť, že etická problematizácia slastí ako súčasť sebautvárania subjektu je dôležitá aj pre takzvaný hedonizmus. Všetky tieto momenty patria do genealógie moderného subjektu.
Abstrakt SK: Foucaultovo genealogické štúdium subjektu sa zameriava na praktiky seba samého v grécko-rímskej kultúre. Toto skúmanie sa nevzťahuje iba na antickú kultúru, ale je súčasťou širšieho projektu hermeneutiky nás samých. Do tohto projektu patrí aj Kantova kritika prítomnosti, ktorú Foucault nachádza v jeho ponímaní Aufklärung. Kritický moment je kľúčový takisto pre parrhésiu, „hovorenie pravdy“, respektíve pre enkrateiu, „sebaovládanie“, ako dva kľúčové spôsoby utvárania seba samého. Na príklade Aristippa môžeme vidieť, že etická problematizácia slastí ako súčasť sebautvárania subjektu je dôležitá aj pre takzvaný hedonizmus. Všetky tieto momenty patria do genealógie moderného subjektu.
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This paper deals with Aeschines' dialogue Alcibiades, in which the Socratic concept of the care of the self (epimeleia heautou) is demonstrated. The authors present basic strategies that modern historians have employed when interpreting... more
This paper deals with Aeschines' dialogue Alcibiades, in which the Socratic concept of the care of the self (epimeleia heautou) is demonstrated. The authors present basic strategies that modern historians have employed when interpreting the dialogue and propose their own interpretation, based on a reconstruction of the testimony preserved by Aelius Aristides.
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The paper deals with Foucault’s last lectures at the Collège de France (1981 – 1984). Their main theme is relationship between subject and truth. In the Hermeneutics of the subject, Foucault starts to study a concept of the care of the... more
The paper deals with Foucault’s last lectures at the Collège de France (1981 – 1984). Their main theme is relationship between subject and truth. In the Hermeneutics of the subject, Foucault starts to study a concept of the care of the self which has acquired an ethical dimension in Socrates, and wants to follow its transformations into later Greek-Roman philosophy. On the basis of three texts by Plato, he shows that the Socratic-Platonic concept of self-concern is closely connected with self-knowledge. In his last lecture entitled The courage of the truth, Foucault compares it with a Cynical approach to life. Now, he can see that there is a difference between Socrates and Diogenes that gives the Cynical way of life a different character. This difference plays an important role in the history of Western subjectivity.
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The aim of the article is to clarify key concepts of the late thought of Michel Foucault who works with them in his lectures at the Collège de France between the years 1980-1984. On the one hand, the concepts of veridiction, alethurgy,... more
The aim of the article is to clarify key concepts of the late thought of Michel Foucault who works with them in his lectures at the Collège de France between the years 1980-1984. On the one hand, the concepts of veridiction, alethurgy, and parrhēsia form a part of Foucault's interest in the study of relationship between subjectivity and truth. On the other hand, these concepts create a new field of questioning that pushes Foucault from the history of subjectivity to the history of the games of truth and untruth in Western thinking and to the critical hermeneutics of ourselves.
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Abstract: The article addresses various approaches to the interpretation of Socrates’ last words in Plato’s Phaedo 118a7-8. Some of the traditional interpretations read his final statement literally and understand it as being about an... more
Abstract: The article addresses various approaches to the interpretation of Socrates’ last words in Plato’s Phaedo 118a7-8. Some of the traditional interpretations read his final statement literally and understand it as being about an unfulfilled debt to Asclepius. The majority of modern interpretations, however, give his last words an allegorical meaning, but each understands them differently. The article shows that, on the basis of linguistic analysis and the overall context into which they are inserted, we can see them as being a demand to have an unceasing concern for oneself and others, which relates not only to Socrates and his closest students, but also to us, the readers of Plato’s dialogue.
Key words: Socrates – Plato’s Phaedo – care for the self and others – care for the soul.
Key words: Socrates – Plato’s Phaedo – care for the self and others – care for the soul.
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The paper offers a reconstruction of Antisthenes’ understanding of practical wisdom (φρόνησις), based on the comparison of doxographic reports on Antisthenes with Xenophon’s portrait of the philosopher. The comparison shows that... more
The paper offers a reconstruction of Antisthenes’ understanding of practical wisdom (φρόνησις), based on the comparison of doxographic reports on Antisthenes with Xenophon’s portrait of the philosopher. The comparison shows that Antisthenes links wisdom with perseverance and self-control – with an asceticism that results in excellent decisions. The therapeutic function of practical wisdom consists in eliminating all deceptive assumptions about what it means to live a good life. However, wisdom alone is not enough for anyone to live a happy life. Wisdom requires Socratic education, i.e. instructions concerning our attitudes to others as well as ourselves.
Τὸ παρὸν ἄρθρο προτείνει μία ἀνασκευὴ τῆς κατανόησης τοῦ Ἀντισθένη ἀναφορικὰ μὲ τὴν πρακτικὴ σοφία (φρόνησις), ἡ ὁποία βασίζεται στὴ σύγκριση τῶν δοξογραφικῶν ἀναφορῶν γιὰ τὸν Ἀντισθένη μὲ τὸ πορτραῖτο τοῦ Ξενοφώντα γιὰ τὸν φιλόσοφο. Ἡ σύγκριση φανερώνει πὼς ὁ Ἀντισθένης συνδέει τὴ σοφία μὲ τὴν ἐπιμονὴ καὶ τὴν αὐτοκυριαρχία –μαζὶ μὲ ἕναν ἀσκητισμὸ ποὺ ὁδηγεῖ στὶς βέλτιστες ἀποφάσεις. Ἡ θεραπευτικὴ λειτουργία τῆς πρακτικῆς σοφίας συνίσταται στὴν ἐξάλειψη κάθε παραπλανητικῆς ὑπόθεσης σχετικὰ μὲ τὸ τί σημαίνει νὰ ζεῖ κανεὶς μία καλὴ ζωή. Παρ’ ὅλα αὐτὰ ἡ σοφία ἀπὸ μόνη της δὲν ἐπαρκεί γιὰ νὰ ζεῖ κανεὶς μία εὐδαίμονα ζωή. Ἡ σοφία προϋποθέτει τηὴ σωκρατικὴ παιδεία, δηλαδὴ ὁδηγίες ποὺ ἀφορούν στὴ στάση μᾶς πρὸς τοὺς ἄλλους, καθὼς καὶ πρὸς τὸν ἴδιο μας τὸν ἑαυτό.
Τὸ παρὸν ἄρθρο προτείνει μία ἀνασκευὴ τῆς κατανόησης τοῦ Ἀντισθένη ἀναφορικὰ μὲ τὴν πρακτικὴ σοφία (φρόνησις), ἡ ὁποία βασίζεται στὴ σύγκριση τῶν δοξογραφικῶν ἀναφορῶν γιὰ τὸν Ἀντισθένη μὲ τὸ πορτραῖτο τοῦ Ξενοφώντα γιὰ τὸν φιλόσοφο. Ἡ σύγκριση φανερώνει πὼς ὁ Ἀντισθένης συνδέει τὴ σοφία μὲ τὴν ἐπιμονὴ καὶ τὴν αὐτοκυριαρχία –μαζὶ μὲ ἕναν ἀσκητισμὸ ποὺ ὁδηγεῖ στὶς βέλτιστες ἀποφάσεις. Ἡ θεραπευτικὴ λειτουργία τῆς πρακτικῆς σοφίας συνίσταται στὴν ἐξάλειψη κάθε παραπλανητικῆς ὑπόθεσης σχετικὰ μὲ τὸ τί σημαίνει νὰ ζεῖ κανεὶς μία καλὴ ζωή. Παρ’ ὅλα αὐτὰ ἡ σοφία ἀπὸ μόνη της δὲν ἐπαρκεί γιὰ νὰ ζεῖ κανεὶς μία εὐδαίμονα ζωή. Ἡ σοφία προϋποθέτει τηὴ σωκρατικὴ παιδεία, δηλαδὴ ὁδηγίες ποὺ ἀφορούν στὴ στάση μᾶς πρὸς τοὺς ἄλλους, καθὼς καὶ πρὸς τὸν ἴδιο μας τὸν ἑαυτό.
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The Role of Critical Thery in Global Era
Public discussion
Čukoláda, June 26 2017, Prešov (Slovak Republic)
Public discussion
Čukoláda, June 26 2017, Prešov (Slovak Republic)
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Care of the Self in Global Era
Colloquium
Institute of Philosophy, University of Prešov, June 26 -27, 2017, Prešov (Slovak Republic)
Colloquium
Institute of Philosophy, University of Prešov, June 26 -27, 2017, Prešov (Slovak Republic)
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Review of the book "Antisthenes of Athens: Texts, Translations, and
Commentary" by Susan Prince (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2015)
Commentary" by Susan Prince (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2015)