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Zeus, en effet, prend une initiative qui sera le principe fondamental de toute la philosophie grecque, du moins dans sa tradition cosmologique : il décide un juste partage du monde, un univers qu’il divise de manière équitable entre tous les dieux qui l’ont aidé, en veillant de surcroît à ce que ce soit avec leur accord.
Claude CAPELIER • La Plus belle histoire de la philosophie (French Edition)
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Rich Carlton • 1 card
Since the gods never died, and since they had no children to fight over their inheritance, they gathered more and more property and power. An increasing number of Sumerians found themselves employed by the gods, taking loans from the gods, tilling the gods’ lands and owing taxes and tithes to the gods. Just as in present-day San Francisco John is
... See moreYuval Noah Harari • Homo Deus
In the Greek cosmology, Gaia was born of Chaos, the primordial force that preceded creation.
Lisa Chamberlain • Wicca Magical Deities: A Guide to the Wiccan God and Goddess, and Choosing a Deity to Work Magic With (Wicca for Beginners Series)
the tale begins with Socrates—in particular, with the Socrates who wore the same cloak both summer and winter, who was guided by a divine sign, and who taught that it is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and that nobody willingly does wrong. The combination of asceticism (or “voluntary simplicity”), providentialism (being guided by a mysterious
... See moreEmily Wilson • The Greatest Empire: A Life of Seneca

Un vers d’avant la révélation monothéiste. Celle-ci renversera l’équation et juchera l’homme au pinacle du temple du vivant. Mais, dans la lumière antique, l’homme reste une paille ! Cette idée de l’inconsistance de nous-mêmes a traversé la philosophie. Des penseurs se sont relayés pour formuler l’idée de notre vacuité. Héraclite le premier avec sa
... See moreSylvain Tesson • Un été avec Homère (French Edition)
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Margarita Ko • 1 card
