The concept of the Sun as ἡγεμονικόν in the Stoa and in Manilius’ Astronomica
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| contents | The concept of the Sun as ἡγεμονικόν in the Stoa and in Manilius’ Astronomica Eduardo Boechat Filosofía Stoics Manilius Greek Astrology Ancient Cosmology Hegemonikon in Stoic vocabulary is the technical term for the chief part or ‘command-centre’ of the soul. As we know, the Stoics considered the cosmos a living organism, and they theorised both about the human soul’s Hegemonikon and about its counterpart in the World-soul. My ultimate purpose in this paper is to show that the Stoic concept of the cosmic hegemonikon can be observed in Manilius’ Astronomica. The paper is divided into two parts. To begin with, I will examine and discuss the evidence concerning this concept in the relevant texts of the Early and Middle Stoa. The analysis will indicate that the concept of hegemonikon could involve a background of astronomical theory which some scholars attribute to the Stoic Posidonius. In the second section, I will go on to relate the concept of hegemonikon to the doctrines conveyed by Manilius. Additionally, we shall see that Manilius’ polemic allusions to Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura suggest that the concept was intensely debated in the Post-Hellenistic philosophical circles. 2017 artículo científico 1984-249X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=586177197004 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5861 Revista Archai application/pdf Universidade de Brasília Revista Archai (Brasil) Num.21 |
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| spellingShingle | The concept of the Sun as ἡγεμονικόν in the Stoa and in Manilius’ Astronomica Eduardo Boechat Filosofía Stoics Manilius Greek Astrology Ancient Cosmology The concept of the Sun as ἡγεμονικόν in the Stoa and in Manilius’ Astronomica Eduardo Boechat Filosofía Stoics Manilius Greek Astrology Ancient Cosmology Hegemonikon in Stoic vocabulary is the technical term for the chief part or ‘command-centre’ of the soul. As we know, the Stoics considered the cosmos a living organism, and they theorised both about the human soul’s Hegemonikon and about its counterpart in the World-soul. My ultimate purpose in this paper is to show that the Stoic concept of the cosmic hegemonikon can be observed in Manilius’ Astronomica. The paper is divided into two parts. To begin with, I will examine and discuss the evidence concerning this concept in the relevant texts of the Early and Middle Stoa. The analysis will indicate that the concept of hegemonikon could involve a background of astronomical theory which some scholars attribute to the Stoic Posidonius. In the second section, I will go on to relate the concept of hegemonikon to the doctrines conveyed by Manilius. Additionally, we shall see that Manilius’ polemic allusions to Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura suggest that the concept was intensely debated in the Post-Hellenistic philosophical circles. 2017 artículo científico 1984-249X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=586177197004 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5861 Revista Archai application/pdf Universidade de Brasília Revista Archai (Brasil) Num.21 |
| title | The concept of the Sun as ἡγεμονικόν in the Stoa and in Manilius’ Astronomica |
| topic | Filosofía Stoics Manilius Greek Astrology Ancient Cosmology |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=586177197004 |