Filosofia ca vânătoare de adevăr în Grecia Antică
Philosophy as the hunt for truth in Ancient Greece

Summary/Abstract: I propose a hermeneutic exploration of the relationship between subjectivity and truth in ancient Greece, as illuminated by the paradigm of philosophy as the hunt for truth. I begin with a Foucauldian analysis of the Greek precepts of the care of the self (Gr. epimeleia heautou) and self-knowledge (Gr. gnôthi seauton). I examine the cultural premises on which the theme of the hunt for truth is configured: the metaphysical horizon shaped by the figure of Hermes, the idea of the interval (gr. metaxy), the practical dimension of philosophy in ancient Greece, expressed particularly through its therapeutic function, the metaphysics of sight as the primordial sense in both knowledge and the act of hunting, and philosophy as a bidirectional hunt between the subject and truth. I highlight the symbolism of the bow and I trace the primary sources of the hunt for truth in Platonic writings. I conclude that the hermeneutic paradigm of the hunt for truth in Ancient Greece reflects the intrinsically spiritual nature of philosophy and points to areas of convergence with Christianity.

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