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Part 1: Conceptual contributions

The modern intercultural persona and civitas: tracing the path back to the ancient Greek Demoi

Pages 263-275 | Published online: 05 Dec 2011
 

Abstract

This conceptual paper represents an attempt to reflect on the notion of the ancient Greek polis – a subject of study and sometimes heated debate for many philosophers and historians worldwide – as a paradigm of a city that can offer some insight into modern states, in an era of globalisation and tense multiculturalism. By providing a synthesis of information, based on a selection of well-known philosophers’ and historians’ writings, who have studied extensively the structure and development of ancient Greece and its impact on modern times, this paper aims to draw some conclusions, as useful lessons for modern societies, learned from the ancient Greek polis.

Σϵ αυτό τo θϵωρητικό άρθρo γίνϵται μια πρoσπάθϵια πρoβληματισμoύ στην έννoια της πόλις στην αρχαία Ελλάδα- θέμα τo oπoίo έχϵι δημιoυργήσϵι έντoνϵς συζητήσϵις και αντιπαραθέσϵις σϵ ϕιλoσόϕoυς και ιστoρικoύς, διϵθνώς- ως παράδϵιγμα μιας πόλης πoυ μπoρϵί να ρίξϵι κάπoιo ϕως στα σύγχρoνα κράτη, την ϵπoχή της παγκoσμιoπoίησης και έντoνης πoλυπoλιτισμικότητας. Στo άρθρo παρέχoνται μϵρικές ϵνδιαϕέρoυσϵς πληρoϕoρίϵς, oι oπoίϵς στηρίζoνται σϵ ϵπιλoγή έργων γνωστών ϕιλoσόϕων και ιστoρικών, oι oπoίoι έχoυν μϵλϵτήσϵι ϵξoνυχιστικά τη δoμή και ανάπτυξη της αρχαίας Ελλάδας και την ϵπίδραση αυτής στoυς νϵότϵρoυς χρόνoυς, μϵ απώτϵρo στόχo την αξιoπoίησή τoυς στην παράθϵση συμπϵρασμάτων, ως ‘χρήσιμα μαθήματα’ από την πόλη στην αρχαία Ελλάδα για τις σύγχρoνϵς κoινωνίϵς.

Notes

An earlier version of this work was presented at the International Conference of the International Association for Intercultural Education in Athens, in June 2009.

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