Kategoria BISAC: Philosophy >> History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical

Ziel des vorliegenden Bandes ist es, das Thema Konflikt umfassend und in seiner ganzen Breite aus der Perspektive unterschiedlicher Disziplinen zu behandeln. Wie gehen Primaten, Menschen wie Tiere, mit Konflikten um, und welche Bewaltigungsstrategien sind entwickelt worden? Das Besondere und Neue dieses Bandes liegt in der transdisziplinaren, historischen wie gegenwartsbezogenen Betrachtungsweise.

Das breite Spektrum der Erscheinungs-, Bewaltigungs- und Reflexionsformen von Konflikten reicht von Kollektiv-Konflikten in Politik, Recht und Wirtschaft uber Individual-Konflikte bis zur...

This lecture, given by Michel Foucault at the College de France, launches an inquiry into the notion of parresia and continues his rereading of ancient philosophy. Through the study of this notion of truth-telling, of speaking out freely, Foucault re-examines Greek citizenship, showing how the courage of the truth forms the forgotten ethical basis of Athenian democracy. The figure of the philosopher king, the condemnation of writing, and Socrates' rejection of political involvement are some of the many topics of ancient philosophy revisited here.

Aurelius Prudentius Clemens (348 ca. 406) is one of the great Christian Latin writers of late antiquity. Born in northeastern Spain during an era of momentous change for both the Empire and the Christian religion, he was well educated, well connected, and a successful member of the late Roman elite, a man fully engaged with the politics and culture of his times. Prudentius wrote poetry that was deeply influenced by classical writers and in the process he revived the ethical, historical, and political functions of poetry. This aspect of his work was especially valued in the Middle Ages by...

Since 1923 the Sammlung Tusculum has published authoritative editions of Greek and Latin works together with a German translation. The original texts are comprehensively annotated, and feature an introductory chapter. In the new volumes, additional essays delve into specific aspects of the works, illuminating their historical context and reception to the present day. The high academic quality of the new editions together with clearly written essays and annotations make the Sammlung Tusculum essential reading for students who are discovering an ancient author for the first...

Mord und Totschlag, Blendung, Suizid und Menschenopfer - die griechische Tragodie ist voll von schrecklichen Handlungen, die verstoren und faszinieren und die doch nie unmittelbar auf der Buhne gezeigt werden. Wie aber werden sie dargestellt? Welche Wege und Formen fanden die Dichter, das Unsichtbare auf der Buhne so zu prasentieren, dass es seine erschutternde Wirkung nicht verfehlte? Dieser Frage geht das vorliegende Buch anhand der Interpretation schrecklicher Szenen in den Werken der drei groen griechischen Tragiker nach.

Why was Lucian of Samosata attacked for his ideas but admired for the perfection of his Greek and the elegance of his writings? The origins of this two-sided attitude towards Lucian seem to lie in the scholia his text was provided with by Arethas, archbishop of Caesarea. The Lucianic ideas that the strict prelate refutes are mostly in contrast to the Christian doctrine, while Lucian's vocabulary, morphology, syntax, and style, alongside his learning, attract the Byzantine scholar's interest. The contents of Arethas' scholia on Lucian are integrally examined for the first time in this...