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| Myth: A myth is a traditional story that embodies a belief about the world or the nature of human existence. Myths are often concerned with the origins of the universe, the creation of humanity, and the relationship between humans and the gods._____________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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Protagoras on Myth - Dictionary of Arguments
Taureck I 49 Protagoras/Prometheus/Myth/Taureck: the myth is attributed to Protagoras in Plato's dialogue: Brother Epimetheus shapes the animals. Strengths and weaknesses are distributed in a balanced way: the stronger animals are slower. Humans escape the threat of the animal world by forming communities._____________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. |
Protagoras Taureck I B. H.F. Taureck Die Sophisten Hamburg 1995 |
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