Droysen's concept of Hellenism between philology and history
Starting from two current misconceptions about Droysen's concept of Hellenism, this text discusses two questions: which was Droysen's concept of Hellenism? Is it valid today to employ it if not as an aim, at least as a stimulus? The text investigates first the origins and main tenets of Dr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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ENS Éditions
2015-08-01
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| Series: | Aitia |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/aitia/1336 |
| Summary: | Starting from two current misconceptions about Droysen's concept of Hellenism, this text discusses two questions: which was Droysen's concept of Hellenism? Is it valid today to employ it if not as an aim, at least as a stimulus? The text investigates first the origins and main tenets of Droysen's concept, then argues for its usage with qualifications and according to some of Droysen's meditations found in his Grundriß – as analogical method to self-knowledge. |
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| ISSN: | 1775-4275 |