Der Ausspruch „Der Mensch ist des Menschen Wolf“ (homo homini lupus) geht ursprünglich auf den römischen Dichter Plautus zurück, berühmt gemacht hat ihn jedoch der englische Philosoph Thomas Hobbes in seinem Werk De Cive.Herkunft und BedeutungPlautus (ca. 254–184 v. Chr.): Er verwendete die Formulierung in seiner Komödie Asinaria (Akte II, Vers 495), um zu sagen, dass ein Mensch für einen anderen Fremden unberechenbar und gefährlich sein kann, solange man sich nicht kennt.Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679): Der Staatstheoretiker nutzte den Satz 1642 im Widmungsbrief seines Buches De Cive. Er beschreibt damit den naturgegebenen Zustand des Menschen ohne Gesetze und Staat, in dem jeder gegen jeden kämpft und das Überleben nur durch Misstrauen und Stärke gesichert wird.Möchtest du mehr darüber wissen, wie Thomas Hobbes den Staat als Schutz vor diesem Naturzustand begründet hat?
Homo homini lupus est is a Latin phrase that means "man is a wolf to man", showing human selfishness and cruelty. It means people can be the worst enemies to each other.OriginPlautus: First used by the ancient Roman writer Titus Maccius Plautus in his play Asinaria.Original meaning: He wrote that a person is like a wolf to a stranger because they do not know what the other person is like.PhilosophyThomas Hobbes: The English philosopher made the phrase famous in his works like De Cive and Leviathan.State of nature: He used it to describe how humans act selfishly and fight for survival when there are no laws or government.If you want, I can tell you more about:Thomas Hobbes and his political ideasOther famous Latin sayings
"Man is no man, but a wolf, to a stranger," or "A man is a wolf rather than a man to another man, when he hasn't yet found out what that man is like." ( wikipedia )
Erasmus included the proverb in his Adagia, writing of the variation by Plautus, "Here we are warned not to trust ourselves to an unknown person, but to beware of him as of a wolf".
The primatologist and ethologist Frans de Waal disagreed with the proverb, writing that it "contains two major flaws. First, it fails to do justice to canids, which are among the most gregarious and cooperative animals on the planet (Schleidt and Shalter 2003). But even worse, the saying denies the inherently social nature of our own species."
“A thin line of realism envelopes the pictures, which seek to transcend both reality and truth. Sparked by curiosity and an acute fondness for looking, the use of manipulation is entirely natural to the process of making. Where the imagery isn’t always apparent to the eye, but imagined within the subconscious.”
Der Mensch ist des Menschen Wolf
ReplyDeleteDer Ausspruch „Der Mensch ist des Menschen Wolf“ (homo homini lupus) geht ursprünglich auf den römischen Dichter Plautus zurück, berühmt gemacht hat ihn jedoch der englische Philosoph Thomas Hobbes in seinem Werk De Cive.Herkunft und BedeutungPlautus (ca. 254–184 v. Chr.): Er verwendete die Formulierung in seiner Komödie Asinaria (Akte II, Vers 495), um zu sagen, dass ein Mensch für einen anderen Fremden unberechenbar und gefährlich sein kann, solange man sich nicht kennt.Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679): Der Staatstheoretiker nutzte den Satz 1642 im Widmungsbrief seines Buches De Cive. Er beschreibt damit den naturgegebenen Zustand des Menschen ohne Gesetze und Staat, in dem jeder gegen jeden kämpft und das Überleben nur durch Misstrauen und Stärke gesichert wird.Möchtest du mehr darüber wissen, wie Thomas Hobbes den Staat als Schutz vor diesem Naturzustand begründet hat?
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homo homini lupus est
ReplyDeleteHomo homini lupus est is a Latin phrase that means "man is a wolf to man", showing human selfishness and cruelty. It means people can be the worst enemies to each other.OriginPlautus: First used by the ancient Roman writer Titus Maccius Plautus in his play Asinaria.Original meaning: He wrote that a person is like a wolf to a stranger because they do not know what the other person is like.PhilosophyThomas Hobbes: The English philosopher made the phrase famous in his works like De Cive and Leviathan.State of nature: He used it to describe how humans act selfishly and fight for survival when there are no laws or government.If you want, I can tell you more about:Thomas Hobbes and his political ideasOther famous Latin sayings
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"Man is no man, but a wolf, to a stranger," or "A man is a wolf rather than a man to another man, when he hasn't yet found out what that man is like." ( wikipedia )
DeleteErasmus included the proverb in his Adagia, writing of the variation by Plautus, "Here we are warned not to trust ourselves to an unknown person, but to beware of him as of a wolf".
DeleteThe primatologist and ethologist Frans de Waal disagreed with the proverb, writing that it "contains two major flaws. First, it fails to do justice to canids, which are among the most gregarious and cooperative animals on the planet (Schleidt and Shalter 2003). But even worse, the saying denies the inherently social nature of our own species."
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ReplyDelete“A thin line of realism envelopes the pictures, which seek to transcend both reality and truth. Sparked by curiosity and an acute fondness for looking, the use of manipulation is entirely natural to the process of making. Where the imagery isn’t always apparent to the eye, but imagined within the subconscious.”
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