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| Life: Life is the state of being characterized by growth, metabolism, homeostasis, adaptation, reproduction, and response to stimuli. Living organisms are made up of cells, which are the basic units of life._____________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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Cicero on Life - Dictionary of Arguments
Höffe I 80 Life/Cicero/Höffe: in the most extensive first preface(1) Cicero advocates a vita activa, an active-political life dedicated to the good of civitas (citizenship). Surprisingly, Cicero, after all also an active politician, does not consider the vita activa, but the theoretical life, the preoccupation with the eternal and divine, to be the highest. However, the relevant knowledge does not appear to be an end in itself, but is placed in military-political service. 1 Cicero, De re publica_____________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. |
Höffe I Otfried Höffe Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-16