Conflict and Competition: Agon in Western Greece

Selected Essays from the 2019 Symposium on the Heritage of Western Greece

Rebecca H. Sinos, Parrish Elizabeth Wright, Tim Sorg, John Serrati, Federico Casella, Drew A. Hyland, Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides, Stephen M. Kershner, Audrey L. Anton, Eleni Kornarou, Paolo Babbiotti, Luca Torrente, Richard Stoneman, Flora P. Manakidou, Ippokratis Kantzios, Ewa Osek, Karen Sieben, Tob, Heather L. Reid, John Serrati, Tim Sorg, Heather L. Reid, John Serrati, Tim Sorg

• Éditeur: Parnassos Press - Fonte Aretusa
• Année: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781942495376
• Sujet: Filosofía
• Sous-sujet: Filosofía antigua y clásica

In 2004, the city of Athens hosted the the Olympic Games. But the word 'games' almost trivializes the ancient concept of ag?n, which transcends sport, drama, war, and even philosophical debate. The ag?n deemed characteristic of ancient Greek culture has roots in in the eris (strife) illustrated in Homer and Hesiod and debated in the metaphysics of Heraclitus and Empedocles. It reverberates throughout philosophy, drama, history, poetry, art, and even the 19th century reception of Greek culture. This volume considers ag?n from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, with a special emphasis on Western Greece - the ancient Hellenic cities of Sicily and Southern Italy. Authors discussed include Heraclitus, Pythagoras, Euripides, Plato, Aristotle, Theocritus, Callimachus, Diodorus, Porphyry, Nietzsche, and Burkhardt.