The inseparable link between individual and society was implicit in the Greek term for “person”, which was ‘prosopon,’ meaning “he who stands in front of someone else’s eyes.” the subjective “I” only found validation through the reciprocal glance of the fellow other. . . . Page 13
. . . The word for “colony” ‘apoikia’ in Greek, literally means “home outside.” The term suggested that as dissemination of Greek colonies in the Mediterranean region – that Plato, with unusual humor, described as a multitude of “frogs around a pond” – that didn’t hide any expansionist intention on the part of the founders. . . ~ Page 14
The two major imperatives that appeared on the ancient temple of Apollo in Delphi, “Know thyself” and “Nothing in excess,” addressed that point very clearly self-realiZation occurred when reason established an equilibrium between two dangerous extremes: the weakness of bestial irrationality and the folly of attempting to transcend the limits intrinsic to human nature to become like a god. ` Page 15
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. . . The word for “colony” ‘apoikia’ in Greek, literally means “home outside.” The term suggested that as dissemination of Greek colonies in the Mediterranean region – that Plato, with unusual humor, described as a multitude of “frogs around a pond” – that didn’t hide any expansionist intention on the part of the founders. . . ~ Page 14
The two major imperatives that appeared on the ancient temple of Apollo in Delphi, “Know thyself” and “Nothing in excess,” addressed that point very clearly self-realiZation occurred when reason established an equilibrium between two dangerous extremes: the weakness of bestial irrationality and the folly of attempting to transcend the limits intrinsic to human nature to become like a god. ` Page 15