Kostas Kalimtzis: 2 books
Taming Anger
The Hellenic Approach to the Limitations of Reason
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
From Homer to Aristotle, understanding anger and harnessing its power was at the core of Hellenic civilization. Homer created the framework for philosophical inquiries into anger, one that persisted until it was overturned by Stoicism and Christianity. Plato saw anger as the guardian of justice and...
An Inquiry into the Philosophical Concept of Scholê
Leisure as a Political End
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Though the ancient Greek philosophical concept of scholê is usually translated as 'leisure', there is a vast difference between the two. Leisure, derived from Latin licere,has its roots in Roman otium and connotes the uses of free time in ways permitted by the status quo. Scholê is the actualization...