Manuel Cojocaru: The Will to Being
The Will to Being
Buch
- Plato, Cronus, and the Cult of Sisyphus
- Springer Nature Switzerland, 07/2024
- Einband: Gebunden, HC runder Rücken kaschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9783031619120
- Bestellnummer: 11921196
- Umfang: 168 Seiten
- Auflage: 2024
- Gewicht: 424 g
- Maße: 241 x 160 mm
- Stärke: 15 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 17.7.2024
- Serie: Contributions to Hermeneutics - Band 14
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
This book addresses death and immortality by paralleling Platös philosophy of becoming like God through exercising one s intellect and virtues, with the Greek archaic and heroic way of gaining immortal glory through remarkable deeds. In doing so, this study focuses on the explicit and implicit references to earthly immortality and heroism in Platös dialogues, arguing for a distinction between the Time-bound ontology of the glory-seeking individual and the Being-centered ontology of the philosopher. Such an underlining of the ontological discrepancy between the ways of the hero and those of the philosopher makes this book a novel academic contribution. The dual focus discloses the clash of ontologies yet also reveals an implicit existential turmoil in Ancient Greek culture as to the anxieties surrounding one s potential immortality. This title appeals to students and researchers working in Ancient philosophy and existentialism. Manuel Cojocaru
The Will to Being
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