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Arche: The eclipse of the Milesians in the thought of Nietzsche and Heidegger
The Milesians were the first in ancient Greece to search for an arche, or first principle as the primary substance of the visible world. They distinguish themselves by surpassing the tradition of myth, looking behind the diversity of nature, and even approaching the threshold of being. Although very few fragments of their thinking remain, the Milesians are the subject of several contemporary accounts including the philosophies of Nietzsche and Heidegger (more)
Jeff Ossinger
Aug 27
Transcendentalese: Robert Sokolowski on the language of philosophy
Transcendentalese is the common yet uncommon language of the philosophical attitude. In every age there is recurring terminology that forms a basis for philosophical discourse. Some are ordinary words troped of their spatio-temporal reference, applied to the world or human condition as such. Others emerge as neologisms where ordinary language falls short, often better left untranslated. Together these constitute a vocabulary that aims to articulate the whole of reality (more)
Jeff Ossinger
Jan 24
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