Héraclite : l’injure et la moquerie philosophiques
Contrary to the traditional view of a Heracleitus who doesn't laugh or make laugh, Heracleitus must be considered, I claim, as a satirist philosopher. Several of his fragments are to be read from the background of iambic poetry. Heracleitus makes a philosophical usage of laughter: these fragmen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Anthropologie et Histoire des Mondes Antiques
2014-02-01
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| Series: | Cahiers Mondes Anciens |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/mondesanciens/1234 |
| Summary: | Contrary to the traditional view of a Heracleitus who doesn't laugh or make laugh, Heracleitus must be considered, I claim, as a satirist philosopher. Several of his fragments are to be read from the background of iambic poetry. Heracleitus makes a philosophical usage of laughter: these fragments are meant to provoke people - his potential audience -, and make them think. |
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| ISSN: | 2107-0199 |