Volume 80 (2025), 3
Original articles: Megarici a ich miesto v sokratovskom hnutí
(Original title: Aké je miesto Eukleida medzi megarikmi?)
Filozofia, 80 (2025), 3, 362 - 378.Abstract
The paper asks whether Euclid of Megara is a typical Socratic who examines the good life or a Megarian who combines Socratic ethics with the Eleatic doctrine. Firstly, the author analyzes the testimonies by Diogenes Laertius, Aristocles, and Cicero that identify Euclid as the founder of the Megarian line (part 1 – 4). The analyses result in an ambiguous assessment of… Read more
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(Original title: Filozofická interpretácia Sokratovho daimonia v zlomkoch Terpsiona a Eukleida z Megár)
Filozofia, 80 (2025), 3, 379 - 393.Abstract
The main aim of the study is to analyze selected fragments of the Megarics dealing with Socrates’ daimonion and the double deity (duplex genius). The first part of the study analyzes the doxographical evidence about Terpsion of Megara. The second part of the study reconstructs Terpsion’s purported theory of Socrates’ daimonion from the dialogue of Plutarch De genio… Read more
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(Original title: Stilpón z Megár medzi sokratikou a helenizmom)
Filozofia, 80 (2025), 3, 394 - 408.Abstract
Ancient sources depict the so-called Megarian school in two seemingly contrasting ways: on the one hand, as eristic and dialectic, and on the other, as a continuation of the Socratic ethical orientation in philosophy. The figure of Stilpo of Megara serves as an outstanding example of how these two aspects complement and condition one another. This study focuses on… Read more
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(Original title: Megarská škola a sokratovská paideia)
Filozofia, 80 (2025), 3, 409 - 423.Abstract
The main purpose of this paper is to identify selected elements of Socratic paideia in Megarian thought. We assume that the philosophy of education was an integral part of the entire Megarian school. Thus, in the first part, we will introduce Socratic education as such, drawing attention to selected elements whose echoes we will be able to find in Megarian fragments… Read more
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