The human, the divine and the mundane in Xenophanes of Colophon
A new attempt at interpretation in light of the «primordial triangle»
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https://doi.org/10.14422/pen.v77.i293.y2021.008Keywords:
Xenophanes, anthropology, theology, cosmology, epistemology, pre-socratic, symposium, athletes, anthropomorphism, God, immoralityAbstract
The fragments from a pre-Socrates author, such as Xenophanes of Colophon, have given rise to the most diverse interpretations. Many of them are incompatible with each other because they come contradictory conclusions. Thanks to the image of the mosaic tiles and the help of a previous drawing in the form of «primordial triangle», the author of this essay wants to offer a new interpretation of the fragments from this philosopher, surrounding the three fundamental axes of the Western metaphysics: the human being, God and the cosmos. His interpretation explores not only the three vertices of the triangle, but also their reciprocal interactions, so that it ends up highlighting a global reconstruction of this exiled poet who combines anthropology, theology and cosmology.
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