Summary
Vladimir Milisavljević: When people sprung from the earth
Autochthonousness in the language of ancient Greece
Autochthonousness, a term that can be translated as self-sprouting, or indigenousness, however, as suggested by Vladimir Milisavljević in his book "When people sprang from the earth", is best left in the Greek form, because autochthonousness contains untranslatable nuances and overtones. Milisavljević starts from the record that, in the last few decades, this term has become very frequent both in the theoretical and in the political sphere. On the one hand, significant authors have taken up work on this concept, from which great and influential works emerged both in philosophy and in historiography or anthropology. On the other hand, the practical-political one, this term has conquered the space where disputes arise as to whether it carries positive or negative properties. Milisavljević, in his search for the origin of autochthonousness, goes back to the time when it was created, i.e. to ancient Greece, in order to, working above all on classical texts, embark on a thin and, at the same time, powerful analysis. Greek writers, poets and, of course, philosophers pass through his text, first and foremost - Plato.
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