Pojęcie hybris w kulturze i filozofii greckiej

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2016

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Wydawnictwo Naukowe Instytutu Filozofii UAM

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In the article, the author presents an overview of the concept of hubris – excessive pride – as it was understood and developed in ancient Greek culture and philosophy, as well as its practical employment as a measure of convincing others in the speeches of Aeschynus and Demosthenes. Departing from the mythological Hubris – goddess of disdain, pride, arrogance and scandalous behavior, I will develop the wide contexts of hubris as a personal disposition of Greek heroes – such as Ajax, Agamemnon, Oedipus, as well as the moral demerit of such figures as Croesus or Xerxes. I will argue that – throughout Greek mythology, culture, and philosophy – the notion of hubris was understood as acting in a scandalous manner, pushed further to its extremity – and thus being the ultimate offense both to people and the gods.

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hubris, pride, Aristotle, Solon, rhetorics, Aeschynus, Demosthenes

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Ethics in Progress (ISSN 2084-9257). Vol. 7 (2016). No. 2, Art. #4, pp. 31-57. Doi: 10.14746/eip.2016.2.4

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2084-9257

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Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Biblioteka Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego