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Die Erforschung der Geschichte der Vorsokratiker ist bis heute eine Domäne der Gräzisten, nicht der Philosophen. Doch die Vorsokratiker wollten nicht nur Meinungen äußern, sondern Erkenntnisse vermitteln, und das in nahezu allen wichtigen Bereichen der Philosophie: Der Naturphilosophie, der Erkenntnistheorie, der Sprachphilosophie, der Religionsphilosophie und der Mathematik. Will man ihnen gerecht werden, muss man sich daher auf die Wahrheitsfrage einlassen. Für die Wahrheit philosophischer Thesen interessieren sich Altphilologen in der Regel aber nicht. Wahrheit müssen wir von unserem heutigen Standpunkt aus beurteilen: Für uns kann ein Verstehen immer nur ein Verstehen mit unseren Begriffen und Annahmen sein. Wir müssen daher die Aussagen der Autoren mit unseren heutigen Begriffen interpretieren und ihre Annahmen und Argumentationen mit unseren vergleichen, um ihre philosophische Tragfähigkeit beurteilen zu können.  Free Download Did the Old Testament Endorse Slavery? 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