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| Nomos: is an expression from ancient Greek for customs and conventions, as well as for laws not adopted by a general assembly. See also natural justice, law._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Sophists on Nomos - Dictionary of Arguments
Taureck I 32 Nomos/Sophists/Taureck: such a concept of nomos as that of Heraclitus, in which the nomoi, the concrete political principles of universal reason, which are subordinate to the logos, are no longer known by the Sophists. In their time, the nomos is based on convention. >Heraclitus, >Convention. I 33 Three meanings next to each other: Sophocles (~ 496 - 416), Antigone: the meanings conflict with one another: 1. As a traditional order ("laws of the country") 2. Mere giving statutes (bids of Creon) 3. Unwritten, unchangeable laws of the gods (according to Heraclitus). >Laws, >Logos, >Nomos._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Sophists Taureck I B. H.F. Taureck Die Sophisten Hamburg 1995 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-16