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  2. Philhellenism - Wikipedia

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    The literate upper classes of Ancient Rome were increasingly Hellenized in their culture during the 3rd century BC. [6] [7] [8]Emperor Julian. Among Romans the career of Titus Quinctius Flamininus (died 174 BC), who appeared at the Isthmian Games in Corinth in 196 BC and proclaimed the freedom of the Greek states, was fluent in Greek, stood out, according to Livy, as a great admirer of Greek ...

  3. Cornelius Castoriadis - Wikipedia

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    Cornelius Castoriadis [a] (Greek: Κορνήλιος Καστοριάδης; [b] 11 March 1922 – 26 December 1997) was a Greek-French [84] philosopher, social critic, economist, psychoanalyst, author of The Imaginary Institution of Society, and co-founder of the Socialisme ou Barbarie group.

  4. List of fictional islands - Wikipedia

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    See also References A The Abarat: 25 islands in an archipelago, one for each hour and one for all the hours, from the series The Books of Abarat by Clive Barker Absolom: a prison island in the movie Escape from Absolom Acidophilus: an island in Greece appearing in the adventure game Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" Aepyornis Island: an atoll near Madagascar, in H. G. Wells' story by that name Al Amarja ...

  5. Imaginary (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    The imaginary (or social imaginary) is the set of values, institutions, laws, and symbols through which people imagine their social whole. It is common to the members of a particular social group and the corresponding society. The concept of the imaginary has attracted attention in anthropology, sociology, psychoanalysis, philosophy, and media ...

  6. Bogeyman - Wikipedia

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    GreeceIn Greek culture, ... (Mangtae Hal-abeoji, 망태 할아버지) is an imaginary old man employed by adults to frighten children into obedience. It is said ...

  7. List of Greek mythological creatures - Wikipedia

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    A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...

  8. Dimitris Liantinis - Wikipedia

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    Dimitris Liantinis (/ ˌ l iː ə n ˈ t iː n ɪ s /; Greek: Δημήτρης Λιαντίνης [ʎa(n)ˈdinis]; born 23 July 1942, disappeared 1 June 1998) was a Greek philosopher.He was associate professor at the Department of Pedagogy of the Faculty of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology of the University of Athens, teaching the course "Philosophy of Education and Teaching of Greek ...

  9. Theory of forms - Wikipedia

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    The early Greek concept of form precedes attested philosophical usage, and is represented by a number of words which mainly relate to vision, sight, and appearance. Plato uses these aspects of sight and appearance from the early Greek concept in his dialogues to explain his Forms, including the Form of the Good. The theory itself is contested ...