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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Main Author: Breno Battistin Sebastiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ENS Éditions 2015-08-01
Series:Aitia
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/aitia/1336
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description 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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spelling doaj.art-aaab33d5df104003b8af066863f49ddb2022-12-22T01:19:57ZengENS ÉditionsAitia1775-42752015-08-01510.4000/aitia.1336Droysen's concept of Hellenism between philology and historyBreno Battistin SebastianiStarting 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.http://journals.openedition.org/aitia/1336DroysenHellenismSelf-knowledgephilosopherteacherdisciple
spellingShingle Breno Battistin Sebastiani
Droysen's concept of Hellenism between philology and history
Aitia
Droysen
Hellenism
Self-knowledge
philosopher
teacher
disciple
title Droysen's concept of Hellenism between philology and history
title_full Droysen's concept of Hellenism between philology and history
title_fullStr Droysen's concept of Hellenism between philology and history
title_full_unstemmed Droysen's concept of Hellenism between philology and history
title_short Droysen's concept of Hellenism between philology and history
title_sort droysen s concept of hellenism between philology and history
topic Droysen
Hellenism
Self-knowledge
philosopher
teacher
disciple
url http://journals.openedition.org/aitia/1336
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