According to Xenophon’s version, Socrates allegedly behaved honorably and majestically at the trial, and he considered his best defense to be his life up to that point. Socrates was not afraid of punishment, because by…
In this paper we will combine reviews of several works by Xenophon because they are all linked by one conceptual theme — the education of the ruler. This theme is presented in three ways. In…
In general, a set of dialogues called “Symposium” is a story about a group of virtuous friends who get into hilarious situations and make vulgar jokes about each other. Behind the jokes, there is sometimes…
Considering the book called “Oeconomicus”, we will focus mainly on what interests us in terms of revealing Xenophon’s ethical-political and philosophical outlook, and in addition we will consider a very atypical work “On Income”, but…
Of the surviving tragedies of Euripides, the oldest by chronology was the drama “Alcestis” staged in 438 BC. It was staged together with the now lost plays “Cretans”, “Telephus” and “Alkmeon in Psophida”. In that…
After the above-mentioned five semi-mythical characters and poets of the “Cyclic” — follows the epoch of the “sages” (which, by the way, is very funny, because the word “philosopher” means a lover of wisdom, and…
The cycle “Ancient Philosophy: Formation of the Canon”: Introduction (Thales, Anaximander). First part (Pythagoras) — you are here. Second part (Xenophanes). Third part (Heraclitus). Fourth part (Parmenides). Fifth part (Summary). Now we know that the…
Pre-Philosophy Cycle: The beginnings of philosophy in India and China. Eastern influence (Phoenician, Egyptian and Babylonian philosophy). Mythological stage (compressed mythology). Heroic stage (compressed stories about heroes). Homeric period, Cyclic poets and Orphism. Context, role…
The title of this article was chosen for a reason; it is connected with such a scholar of the Epicurean school as Zeno of Sidon (150-75 BC). Who was this Zeno? We know that he…
History begins in the East The Greeks themselves believed that philosophy, as well as other varieties of high culture, came from the more ancient and developed Middle East. It was considered very prestigious if you…
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