Empedocles the Wandering Daimōn and Trusting in Mad Strife
This article argues that Empedocles’ trust in Strife (DK31 B115.14 = LM22 D10.14) is not, as the prevailing interpretation has it, only a past misjudgement and failure. Rather, trust in Strife still, and to his own lament, infects Empedocles’ mind and informs his life. This detail then offers a fres...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2023
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Phronesis
Jahr: 2023, Band: 68, Heft: 1, Seiten: 1-30 |
weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Transmigration
B Agency B Daimōn (The Greek word) B Empedocles B Madness B Strife |
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Zusammenfassung: | This article argues that Empedocles’ trust in Strife (DK31 B115.14 = LM22 D10.14) is not, as the prevailing interpretation has it, only a past misjudgement and failure. Rather, trust in Strife still, and to his own lament, infects Empedocles’ mind and informs his life. This detail then offers a fresh perspective on Empedocles’ self-conception and on how, through the daimōn’s cosmic peregrinations, Empedocles raises and pursues questions of agency and responsibility. Furthermore, it sheds light on Empedocles’ understanding of his own ethical standing: common assumptions to the contrary notwithstanding, he does not see himself as an unqualifiedly successful embodiment of his own ideals. |
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ISSN: | 1568-5284 |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: Phronesis
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685284-bja10065 |