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Петър Берон: Елементи от митичното начало на българската философия
Petar Beron: Elements of the Mythical Origin of Bulgarian Philosophy

Author(s): Kosta Benchev
Subject(s): Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Metaphysics, 19th Century Philosophy, Existentialism, Ontology
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: Petar Beron; fluid; action; darkness; light; Hesiod; Zeus; Orpheus; Dionysus

Summary/Abstract: This article interprets the concepts of the origin of the world and of two kinds of darkness – one that is visible due to the presence light, and one that is invisible due to the absence of light. It also examines the relations between these philosophemes and some mythical narratives dating back to Thracian-Hellenic antiquity.

  • Issue Year: 31/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 99-111
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English, Bulgarian