Parrhesia: entre ley y filosofía
One of the key concepts of Greek democracy is parrhesia (parrhsίa): to say everything, to speak frankly, to have freedom of speech, to tell the truth. Its optimal exercise has usually been assumed as a principle capable of preserving democracy. Before a difficult and crucial (economic, military, or...
| Autor Principal: | Vásquez Gómez, Víctor Hugo |
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| Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Idioma: | spa |
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Universidad de San Buenaventura - Cali
2017
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One of the key concepts of Greek democracy is parrhesia (parrhsίa): to say everything, to speak frankly, to have freedom of speech, to tell the truth. Its optimal exercise has usually been assumed as a principle capable of preserving democracy. Before a difficult and crucial (economic, military, or social) moment, one must always maintain the truth and give positive advice that is respected by all to the city. In this way, the parrhesiastes, when occupying the role of a truth teller, should be straight enough to be considered exemplary: an upstanding citizen committed to the welfare of the polis. However, Parrhesia is not limited to that scope nor is it exclusive of citizens. This paper discusses these other areas: the pre-constitutional (as a condition of possibility for the prefectures of Solon already existent in the sixth century BC) and the philosophical (in its identity with the virtuous and free êthos), so as to defend the idea that parrhesia is the sublime and paroxysmal manifestation of the autonomy and freedom of the philosopher in the Hellenistic period, especially with the Cynic philosophers. |
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