STILPÓN Z MEGÁR MEDZI SOKRATIKOU A HELENIZMOM

• Authors: Cepko Jaroslav

Title variants

EN

Stilpo of Megara between Socratism and Hellenism

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

Ancient sources depict the so-called Megarian school in two seemingly contrasting ways: on the one hand, as eristic and dialectic, and on the other, as a continuation of the Socratic ethical orientation in philosophy. The figure of Stilpo of Megara serves as an outstanding example of how these two aspects complement and condition one another. This study focuses on the analysis of selected fragments, specifically Stilpo’s critique of non-tautological predication, as well as his response to criticisms concerning the immoral behaviour of his daughter. Both cases are based on the premise that it is impossible to predicate “one thing of another.” Stilpo’s dialectical strategies, which challenge certain ontological and linguistic assumptions, thus also functioned as ethical exercises aimed at achieving inner stability. It makes him a bridge between Socratic inquiry and Stoic and Pyrrhonian philosophy and a key figure in the transition to the Hellenistic period.

Keywords

EN

MEGARIAN SCHOOL; STILPO OF MEGARA; HELLENISTIC SCHOOLS; SOCRATISM

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Filozofia (Philosophy)
• Year: 2025
• Volume: 80
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 394 – 408

Contributors

author

Cepko Jaroslav

• Katedra filozofie, Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Mateja Bela, Tajovského 40, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovakj Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5232-8193

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2025.80.3.9