Plato, Heraclitus and Dante on ambiguity. Some notes to Prof. Smith's paper (text in English)

Authors

  • Filippo Forcignanò

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13130/2239-5474/4407

Keywords:

Ambiguity, Plato, Heraclitus, Dante, Pier Delle Vigne

Abstract

The purpose of this note is to discuss some aspects of Prof. Smith's paper about Virgil and the ambiguity. The note is divided into three parts: a) a discussion about the ambiguity of the empirical things in Plato; b) a reconsideration of Heraclitus' fragment 26 DK, in the light of some observation by H.G. Gadamer; c) a short comparison between Virgil's Polydorus and Dante's Pier Delle Vigne about the uncanny nature of their otherworldly transfiguration. 

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Published

2014-10-27

Issue

No. 5-2 (2014): Ricerche

Section

Notes and comments

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