Phronimon Volume 5 Number 2 (2004)

Phronimon Volume 5 Number 2 (2004)

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  • Do animals have moral worth? the contemporary debate with special reference to Aristotle 
    Antonites, Alex J.; South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities (South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities, 2004)
    This paper examines reasons why animal existences can be regarded as subjects of moral concern. This debate is examined in conjunction with contemporary discussion on this issue, with Aristotle's thinking on animals in ...
  • The special world of Cavafy's poetry : from symbol to reality 
    Anton, John P.; South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities (South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities, 2004)
    The essay focuses on the literary theme of nostos, as it was handled in post-Homeric poetry, especially the nostos of Odysseus concerning "the sweet day of return" and the pangs of nostalgia. The occasion in this essay is ...
  • Difference and participation in Plato's parmenides 
    Zistakis, Alexandar H.; South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities (South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities, 2004)
    In this paper we are examining two crucial conceptions, and therefore also problems, of the Platonic corpus; conceptions of difference and participation that establish, constitute and structure his entire thought (regardless ...
  • Revisiting the virtue of courage in Aristotle 
    Ladikos, Anastasios; South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities (South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities, 2004)
    Aristotle views the courageous man as someone who endures and fears the right things, for the right motive, in the right manner and at the right time, given that a courageous man feels and acts according to the merits of ...
  • The promise and problems of intercultural philosophy 
    Hofmeyr, H.M. (Henry Murray); South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities (South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities, 2004)
    In this paper I sketch the main elements of Heinz Kimmerle's conceptualisation of intercultural philosophy: a new concept of difference that makes possible a new take on "different and equal" which is the foundation for ...
  • The sangoma and the md : the clash of western medical science and traditional medicine in South Africa 
    Botha, Catherine Frances; South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities (South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities, 2004)
    The clash between traditional methods of healing and Western medical science in places like South Africa requires that we ask questions like "What is health?" "What does healing mean?" and "What is science?" This paper ...