THE SEVEN SAGES ON THE ISSUES OF UNIVERSAL DIALOGUE: A MESSAGE TO THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
THE SEVEN SAGES ON THE ISSUES OF UNIVERSAL DIALOGUE: A MESSAGE TO THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
Author(s): Emiliya TajsinSubject(s): History of Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Special Branches of Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk i Fundacja Filozofia na Rzecz Dialogu
Keywords: Symposiacs; Seven Sages; universal dialogue; Plutarch; Plato
Summary/Abstract: The Seven Sages (Seven Wise Men) of Plato and Plutarch may well be considered the first symbol of universal dialogue, if not the universal dialogue itself, which seems quite feasible. Not always remaining “seven,” these philosophers who lived in the VII–VI centuries B.C. teach us today the ethics, themes, and goals of the shared general dialogue. Though legendary to a high extent as to the time and locality, their discus-sions, mainly on philosophical issues, serve quite a realistic and useful example of how communicators, each of which comes from different “city-state,” can bring together people of multiple social and cultural traditions.
Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 33-42
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
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