Does Pride Go before a Fall? Xenophon on Arrogant Pride
Does Pride Go before a Fall? Xenophon on Arrogant Pride
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骄傲会在堕落之前消失吗？
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2012
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L. Hau
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L. Hau
自信的骄傲和有害的傲慢之间的界限可能非常微妙，但古代作家很少探讨。本章认为，色诺芬比大多数其他古代作家对希腊思想中的这种模糊性更感兴趣，也更困扰，他在这个问题上的立场既与他写作的整体道德说教目的密切相关，又指向他在史学流派中的希腊化继承者。它探讨了色诺芬对词根“phron”一词的使用——表示一种骄傲的心态，通常伴随着傲慢、过度自信，以及在军事背景下对敌人的蔑视。关键词：傲慢自大；希腊思想；军事背景；自信的骄傲；色诺芬
The line between self-confident pride and hurtful arrogance can be very fine, but is very rarely explored by ancient authors. This chapter argues that Xenophon was more interested in, and troubled by, this ambiguity in Greek thought than most other ancient writers, and that his stance on the issue both ties in closely with the overall moral-didactic purpose of his writing and points towards his Hellenistic successors in the historiographical genre. It explores Xenophon?s use of words from the root phron - denoting a proud state of mind, often with corollaries of arrogance, overconfidence and, in a military context, contempt for the enemy. Keywords:arrogant pride; Greek thought; military context; self-confident pride; Xenophon