Acheloios, Thales, and the Origin of Philosophy

A Response to the Neo-Marxians

By (author) Nicholas J. Molinari

Book cover: Acheloios, Thales, and the Origin of Philosophy

Extent: 262 pages

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing

Subjects: Mediterranean Archaeology, Numismatics, Philosophy

Series: Archaeology and Classical Humanities

Language: English

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(May 2022)

ISBN: 9781803270869

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Through careful analysis of the archaeological record, close reading of ancient sources, and deep investigations into the languages of our past, this study demonstrates the importance of the influence of the cult of Acheloios on Thales, fundamentally changing our understanding of the origin of the philosophical experience in 6th century Ionia.

Acheloios, Thales, and the Origin of Philosophy: A Response to the Neo-Marxians fundamentally changes our understanding of a pivotal moment in the history of mankind – the origin of the philosophical experience in 6th century Ionia. Through a careful analysis of the archaeological record, a close reading of hundreds of ancient sources, and a deep investigation into the various languages of our past, Nicholas Molinari demonstrates the importance of the influence of the cult of Acheloios on Thales; provides a critique of the Neo-Marxian prioritization of coined money and conflation of metaphysical cosmology and philosophy; and, most importantly, reintegrates beauty and love as philosophy’s ultimate source.

Abstract;
Introduction;
Part I: Concerning the Neo-Marxian School Chapter 1: Marx to Sohn-Rethel: Dialectical Materialist Approaches to the Origin of Philosophy;
Chapter 2: Richard Seaford’s Contribution;
Part II: Concerning Thales and Acheloios Chapter 3: Thales’ Principle: A Provisional Assessment;
Chapter 4: The Emergence of Acheloios and Major Elements of His Cult;
Part III: Concerning the Etymological and Archaeological Evidence Chapter 5: The Etymology of hýdōr: Pure, Sacred Water;
Chapter 6: The Physical Evidence;
Part IV: Philosophos and Philomythos Chapter 7: Philosophy Ex Nihilo?;
Chapter 8: The Mythological Wellspring;
Part V: Concerning the Thaletan-Acheloian Tradition Chapter 9: Thales and Acheloios;
Chapter 10: The Thaletan Tradition from Pythagoras to Empedokles;
Part VI: Purification of Body and Soul: Sophokles and Plato Chapter 11: Sophokles’ Trachiniae: The Interplay of Gods and Souls;
Chapter 12: Acheloios as the Horizon for an Understanding of Being;
Conclusion The Sacrifice of Acheloios: A Response to the Neo-Marxians;
Bibliography;
General Index;
Index Locorum

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Abstract;
Introduction;
Part I: Concerning the Neo-Marxian School Chapter 1: Marx to Sohn-Rethel: Dialectical Materialist Approaches to the Origin of Philosophy;
Chapter 2: Richard Seaford’s Contribution;
Part II: Concerning Thales and Acheloios Chapter 3: Thales’ Principle: A Provisional Assessment;
Chapter 4: The Emergence of Acheloios and Major Elements of His Cult;
Part III: Concerning the Etymological and Archaeological Evidence Chapter 5: The Etymology of hýdōr: Pure, Sacred Water;
Chapter 6: The Physical Evidence;
Part IV: Philosophos and Philomythos Chapter 7: Philosophy Ex Nihilo?;
Chapter 8: The Mythological Wellspring;
Part V: Concerning the Thaletan-Acheloian Tradition Chapter 9: Thales and Acheloios;
Chapter 10: The Thaletan Tradition from Pythagoras to Empedokles;
Part VI: Purification of Body and Soul: Sophokles and Plato Chapter 11: Sophokles’ Trachiniae: The Interplay of Gods and Souls;
Chapter 12: Acheloios as the Horizon for an Understanding of Being;
Conclusion The Sacrifice of Acheloios: A Response to the Neo-Marxians;
Bibliography;
General Index;
Index Locorum

By (author) Nicholas J. Molinari

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