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- Publisher
- de Gruyter
- Copyright
- © 2021 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
- ISSN
- 2196-5110
- eISSN
- 2196-5110
- DOI
- 10.1515/rhiz-2021-0001
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
AbstractThe studies of Empedocles have made headway in showing that Empedocles postulated a double zoogony. Whereas this has been traditionally related to the hypothesis of two worlds per cycle, some Empedoclean fragments provide evidence for a double zoogony in a cosmic cycle with one world. How can we reconcile the hypothesis of two zoogonies with the assumption of a unique world? Whereas there have been attempts to address this question by retaining the traditional idea of two opposite zoogonic periods or phases, I contend that Empedocles’ fragments invite us to a reconsideration of his notion of a double birth and death of mortal beings.
Journal
Rhizomata – de Gruyter
Published: Sep 13, 2021
Keywords: Empedocles; Zoogony; One world; Cosmic cycle; Embryology