Hladky Vojtech (Assistant Professor At The Department Of Philosophy And History Of Sciences Assistant Professor At The Department Of Philosophy And History Of Sciences Faculty Of Science Charles University Prague)
Hladky Vojtech (Assistant Professor At The Department Of Philosophy And History Of Sciences Assistant Professor At The Department Of Philosophy And History Of Sciences Faculty Of Science Charles University Prague) - On The Gods And The World Orpheus
Hladky Vojtech (Assistant Professor At The Department Of Philosophy And History Of Sciences Assistant Professor At The Department Of Philosophy And History Of Sciences Faculty Of Science Charles University Prague) - On The Gods And The World Orpheus
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Description: The Derveni papyrus is a multi - layered and intricate philosophical and religious treatise written in Greek probably just before 400 BCE. Since its discovery in 1962, the papyrus has attracted the attention of scholars in several areas of Classical studies mostly ancient philosophy and religion but also literary studies. The anonymous author of the text quotes a previously unknown Orphic poem and comments on it using philosophical motifs and concepts borrowed from various Presocratic thinkers but especially Heraclitus and the Anaxagoreans. The book presents a new interpretation of various aspects of this complex text: situating the treatise within the tradition of allegorical interpretation; providing an interpretation of the opening columns which describe a peculiar ritual and contain some Heraclitean material including as the study argues some previously unknown fragments; reconstructing the contents of the Orphic poem upon which the Derveni author comments; examining various allegorical devices employed by the Derveni author in his explanation of the Orphic poem following his commentary in detail; and finally discussing the likely intellectual background in which the Derveni treatise originated. In general the study argues that rather than being the work of a philosophising Orphic initiate the Derveni treatise is a philosophical text whose aim was to explain a nonstandard religious poem. The commentary explains the Orphic poem from a perspective influenced by discussions among the followers of philosophy of Anaxagoras and Heraclitus and employs reflections on the use and function of language found in the writings of some contemporary thinkers. Based on an analysis of sources upon which the Derveni papyrus is based it is concluded that its author was probably active in Athens in late fifth century BCE and may have been a person close to Socrates teacher Archelaus.
Title: On The Gods And The World Orpheus And The Presocratics In The Derveni Papyrus
Author(s): Hladky Vojtech (Assistant Professor At The Department Of Philosophy And History Of Sciences Assistant Professor At The Department Of Philosophy And History Of Sciences Faculty Of Science Charles University Prague)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780192873156
Pages: 416 Pages
Publication Date: 9/24/2024
Category: Western Philosophy: Ancient, To C 500
Description: The Derveni papyrus is a multi - layered and intricate philosophical and religious treatise written in Greek probably just before 400 BCE. Since its discovery in 1962, the papyrus has attracted the attention of scholars in several areas of Classical studies mostly ancient philosophy and religion but also literary studies. The anonymous author of the text quotes a previously unknown Orphic poem and comments on it using philosophical motifs and concepts borrowed from various Presocratic thinkers but especially Heraclitus and the Anaxagoreans. The book presents a new interpretation of various aspects of this complex text: situating the treatise within the tradition of allegorical interpretation; providing an interpretation of the opening columns which describe a peculiar ritual and contain some Heraclitean material including as the study argues some previously unknown fragments; reconstructing the contents of the Orphic poem upon which the Derveni author comments; examining various allegorical devices employed by the Derveni author in his explanation of the Orphic poem following his commentary in detail; and finally discussing the likely intellectual background in which the Derveni treatise originated. In general the study argues that rather than being the work of a philosophising Orphic initiate the Derveni treatise is a philosophical text whose aim was to explain a nonstandard religious poem. The commentary explains the Orphic poem from a perspective influenced by discussions among the followers of philosophy of Anaxagoras and Heraclitus and employs reflections on the use and function of language found in the writings of some contemporary thinkers. Based on an analysis of sources upon which the Derveni papyrus is based it is concluded that its author was probably active in Athens in late fifth century BCE and may have been a person close to Socrates teacher Archelaus.
Title: On The Gods And The World Orpheus And The Presocratics In The Derveni Papyrus
Author(s): Hladky Vojtech (Assistant Professor At The Department Of Philosophy And History Of Sciences Assistant Professor At The Department Of Philosophy And History Of Sciences Faculty Of Science Charles University Prague)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780192873156
Pages: 416 Pages
Publication Date: 9/24/2024
Category: Western Philosophy: Ancient, To C 500
