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WHY DID THEOGNIS NOT LEAVE RESPECT AND RETRIBUTION IN HIS “HOPE ELEGY”?

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Porubiak M.
Filozofia (Philosophy)
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2023
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vol. 78
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issue 4
245 – 258
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The aim of the essay is to give a detailed analysis of Theogins’ so-called Hope Elegy (ll. 1135 – 1150) which was considered an earlier fusion of Hesiod’s story of Pandora and the Myth of the races. First, the author focuses on both Hesiod’s story to reveal the context and then turns to the elegy itself to answer why Theognis choose Elpis as the only good god remaining among mankind and why he substitutes Aidōs and Nemesis with Pistis, Sōphrosunē and Charites. The author concludes that Theognis could not let Aidōs and Nemesis go, for if he had, it would have been an indication of the ultimate end of morality for his audience. Using the metaphor of decline Theognis first chose the image of leaving goddesses which is the hallmark of Hesiod’s Iron race last day´s story and mixed it with some other components present in the story like grace, justice, oaths and hubris. Then he took key notions of his own moral thinking – pistis, sōphrosunē and charity and made goddesses from them. Finally, he crowned his elegy by choosing Hesiod’s Elpis with her intrinsic ambiguousness of both expectation and false hope. Such combination enabled him to create a stunning warning for his audience.
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PREDSTAVA ĽUDSKEJ PRIRODZENOSTI V THEOGNIDEI

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Porubjak M.
Filozofia (Philosophy)
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2013
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vol. 68
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issue 4
276 – 284
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The article tries to sketch the notion of human nature in Theognidea. First, it shortly discusses the word φύσις in pre-classical literature, and then it turns to Theognidea to localize and interpret all occurrences of the verb φύω and the relevant occurrences of γίγνομαι. The author’s focus is on the “eugenic” and “didactic” tendencies of the Theognidea as well as on the main character of Theognidea – the young Cyrnus to compare him with the character of the poet as a spokesman playing the role of moral authority and Cyrnus’ mentor. Finally, the author tries to determine which of the notions of the human nature – “eugenic” or “didactic” – is crucial to Theognidea, and how the tension between them makes this question fruitful.
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PREDSÓKRATOVSKÍ SÓKRATOVCI O STAROSTI O SEBA

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Porubjak M.
Filozofia (Philosophy)
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2010
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vol. 65
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issue 3
214-227
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The aim of the article is to show that 'epimeleia heautou' (the care of the self) - one of the key issues of ancient Greek philosophy - can be found in a tradition which is older than the Socratic one. First, the author outlines modern paradigmatic interpretations of the history of philosophy (Platonic and Aristotelian) and tries to offer an alternative interpretation based on Hellenistic tradition influenced by Socrates. Then he explores the texts of archaic lyrics - the elegies of Theognis of Megara. Resulting from the analysis of the problem of Theognis' seal, and the parallels between Theognis and archaic lawgivers is the author's conviction, that the Theognidean poetry as a whole represents a coherent socio-political discourse based on the care of the 'polis'. In conclusion the author traces three basic Socratic issues in Theognidean poetry: political action, pedagogy, and love between a men and a boy.
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