Rethinking Dialogue: From Antigone’s Truth-Telling to Confucius’ Relational Humanity

Giovanni Scarafile, Yen-Yi Lee Nor did I think your edict had such force / that you, a mere mortal, could override the gods,/ the great unwritten, unshakable traditions”. (Sophocles, Antigone, ll. 453–455, tr. R. Fagles).  With these words, Antigone addresses … Continua a leggere Rethinking Dialogue: From Antigone’s Truth-Telling to Confucius’ Relational Humanity

Dialogue and Change. The Lesson of the Cow of Hochosterwitz

Giovanni Scarafile DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.30353536 Introduction «Ad evidentiam quaestionis oportet declarare quid nomine significetur» is a typical expression found in medieval scholastic treatises. It is an opening formula signaling the need to clarify the meaning of terms before beginning any discussion. … Continua a leggere Dialogue and Change. The Lesson of the Cow of Hochosterwitz