Thinking about the Gods with the Pre-Socratics.
Editions rue d'Ulm| N° d'inventaire | 24048 |
| Format | 16 x 24 |
| Détails | 252 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782728807475 |
At the dawn of the 5th century, the Greeks distanced themselves from traditional beliefs and we see the development of the first rational explanations of the world. Do they imply a form of atheism? Or do they lead to new religious conceptions, as historians of philosophy have believed until recently?
In the fragmentary writings of the pre-Socratic sages, the gods are presented differently, earlier religious representations are called into question, and the language of myths is transformed, even in the meaning of names. Incorporating the results of the latest papyrological discoveries, this work highlights the inextricable links that unite the cosmological and ethical thought of the Ancients, their beliefs, and their reflection on language. To think against the gods, it will have been necessary to think them first.
At the dawn of the 5th century, the Greeks distanced themselves from traditional beliefs and we see the development of the first rational explanations of the world. Do they imply a form of atheism? Or do they lead to new religious conceptions, as historians of philosophy have believed until recently?
In the fragmentary writings of the pre-Socratic sages, the gods are presented differently, earlier religious representations are called into question, and the language of myths is transformed, even in the meaning of names. Incorporating the results of the latest papyrological discoveries, this work highlights the inextricable links that unite the cosmological and ethical thought of the Ancients, their beliefs, and their reflection on language. To think against the gods, it will have been necessary to think them first.