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Essays. From 2002 to 2020

Thoughts about the Continuity of the Greek Collective Identity from 300 BCE till 1453 CE

Title: Essays. From 2002 to 2020

Essay , 2020 , 70 Pages

Autor:in: George Dimos (Author)

Philosophy - Philosophy of the Ancient World
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Jonathan M. Hall in the first page of his well-known book ‘Ethnic Identity in Greek Antiquity’ is honest enough to declare that ‘in the wake of the second world war - and more particularly the Holocaust - the motives for treating ethnic identity as a valid area of research were discredited. The subject of ancient Greek ethnicity was no exception’. The concept of race has of course also been discredited. Thus - as per previous comment, we can use the term ‘Greek population’ instead. But this term is very weak outside its biological context.

Can we use the expression ‘Greek structure of thought’ for the purposes of an analysis of the ‘Greek Continuity’? The ‘Greek structure of thought’ could be useful in examining if an author - especially in ages very distant to us-writes as a native Greek or uses rules learned in a schoolroom, the latter indicating that he is not a native speaker. But this nativity test, even if it is accompanied by the author’s observance of attitudes developed in the classical era, cannot provide us with definite results.

‘Greek peoplehood’ or ‘Greek collective identity’ are I think better expressions to replace the disallowed ‘ethnic identity’ or ‘race’. Six of the essays in this booklet (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8) constitute part of the long excursus of my unpublished work ‘Greek Continuity.’ This work examines the continuity of the Greek collective identity from the end of the classical period in 300 BCE (following the deaths of Aristotle and Alexander the Great) till the fall of Constantinople in 1453 CE.

The greatest difficulty in proving this continuity is the impossible task of re-translating (achieving the correct comprehension) of at least the basic Greek texts e.g. Plato and Aristotle. Misapprehensions as regards the Greek terminology by other peoplehoods did not lead only to the various ecclesiastical schisms and fights in the Ecumenical Synods but also to scientific misinterpretations. This backwardness with its ghost dominated phantasy world has created solid ‘mental’ interpretation barriers that still do not allow us to get the full benefits of some unparalleled thinkers and scientists. Essay 1 of this collection tries to transfer correctly the ‘soul’ and some other basic aspects of Plato’s published work. In Essay 6, I translate the views of Dicaearchus who does not seem to appreciate Plato that much and mostly his Athenian audience.

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  • Η ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗ ΨΥΧΗ ΣΤΟΝ ΤΙΜΑΙΟ ΚΑΙ ΜΙΑ ‘ΣΥΖΗΤΗΣΗ ΜΕ ΤΟΝ GREGORY VLASTOS ΚΑΙ ΤΟΝ IAN MUELLER. THE SOULMACHINE IN TIMAEUS AND A 'CONVERSATION' WITH GREGORY VLASTOS AND IAN MUELLER (2008-updated 2019)
  • ΝΟΝΝΟΣ ΠΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ. NONNOS OF PANOPOLIS (2009-updated 2020)
  • ΜΠΕΡΔΕΥΟΝΤΑΣ ΤΗΝ ΟΡΓΑΝΙΚΗ ΚΥΚΛΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ ΤΩΝ ΔΙΑΔΙΚΑΣΙΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΦΥΣΗΣ ΜΕ ΤΟ ΜΥΑΛΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΝ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗ. MIXING UP NATURE'S ORGANIC CYCLES WITH THE BRAIN AND SCIENCE (2019)
  • Η ΣΤΑΔΙΑΚΗ ΔΙΑΜΟΡΦΩΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΕΝ ΠΡΟΣΩΠΩ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ. GODS DISPLAYING THEIR FACES IN ANCIENT GREECE (2006)
  • ΤΑ ΔΡΩΜΕΝΑ ΚΑΙ Η ΑΓΙΑ ΤΡΙΑΔΑ . OLD RITUALS AND THE HOLY TRINITY (2010)
  • Ο ΔΙΚΑΙΑΡΧΟΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΠΛΑΤΩΝΑ. DICAEARCHUS REMARKS ON PLATO (2002)
  • ΟΤΙ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΑΝΤΙΚΕΙΜΕΝΙΚΟ ΠΡΕΠΕΙ ΝΑ ΥΠΑΡΧΕΙ ΟΜΟΙΟΜΟΡΦΟ ΣΕ ΠΟΛΛΑ ‘ΜΥΑΛΑ'. WHAT IS OBJECTIVE MUST BE COMMON TO MANY MINDS (2003)
  • ΑΠΟΣΠΑΣΜΑΤΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΜΕΤΑΦΡΑΣΗ ΠΟΥ ΕΚΑΝΑ ΣΤΟ ΒΙΒΛΙΟ ΤΟΥ ARNALDO MOMIGLIANO ‘ΠΤΥΧΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΤΙΚΟΎ ΙΟΥΔΑΪΣΜΟΎ'. (PARTS OF MY TRANSLATION OF ARNALDO MOMIGLIANO'S BOOK' ASPECTS OF HELLENISTIC JUDAISM') (2020)

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte

Diese Essaysammlung befasst sich mit der Kontinuität der griechischen kollektiven Identität von der Antike bis zum Fall von Konstantinopel im Jahr 1453. Die Essays untersuchen die verschiedenen Aspekte dieser Kontinuität, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf der Analyse der griechischen Denkart, der geistigen Entwicklung und der kulturellen Traditionen liegt. Die Essays beleuchten die Herausforderungen, die die Erhaltung der griechischen Identität im Laufe der Jahrhunderte mit sich brachte, und analysieren die Einflüsse verschiedener Faktoren auf die griechische Kultur und Gesellschaft.

  • Die Kontinuität der griechischen kollektiven Identität
  • Die griechische Denkart und ihre Entwicklung
  • Die Herausforderungen der Erhaltung der griechischen Identität
  • Einflüsse auf die griechische Kultur und Gesellschaft
  • Die Rolle der Religion und der Philosophie in der griechischen Kultur

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel

Die Essays behandeln verschiedene Themenbereiche, die eng mit der Kontinuität der griechischen Identität verbunden sind. Der erste Essay untersucht die philosophische Konzeption der Seele im Werk Platons und analysiert die Beziehung zwischen Geist und Materie. Der zweite Essay beleuchtet das Werk des griechischen Dichters Nonnos, der eine einzigartige Interpretation des Johannes-Evangeliums präsentierte. Der dritte Essay beleuchtet die Bedeutung des Begriffs „organisch“ in der griechischen Denktradition und zeigt auf, wie er sich in anderen Kulturkreisen entwickelte.

Weitere Essays befassen sich mit der Entwicklung der griechischen Götterwelt, der Rolle der christlichen Theologie in der griechischen Kultur, der Analyse der politischen Philosophie Platons und der Frage nach der Objektivität in der Erkenntnis. Der achte Essay schließlich beleuchtet die Bedeutung des Werkes von Arnaldo Momigliano, der sich mit dem Einfluss des Hellenismus auf das Judentum auseinandersetzte.

Schlüsselwörter

Die Essaysammlung widmet sich zentralen Themen wie der griechischen Identität, der Denkart, der Religion, der Philosophie, der Geschichte, der Kultur und der Wissenschaft. Die Analyse dieser Themen erfolgt anhand verschiedener Quellen, darunter philosophische Texte, literarische Werke, historische Quellen und wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse.

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Title
Essays. From 2002 to 2020
Subtitle
Thoughts about the Continuity of the Greek Collective Identity from 300 BCE till 1453 CE
Author
George Dimos (Author)
Publication Year
2020
Pages
70
Catalog Number
V1431007
ISBN (PDF)
9783346987136
ISBN (Book)
9783346987143
Language
Greek, Modern (1453-)
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