R. Maslov

Transformation of the ancient philosophical concepts νοῦς and πνεῦμα in the early period of hellenistic era: idealization, convergence, ethization and theologization

In written form, the term νοῦς (in its morphological form νόος) is first found in the Homeric epic, while πνεῦμα appears in Aeschylus (in particular, πνεῦμα βίου, «breath of life»). From the 6th century BC to the 4th century AD, Greek philosophers filled the literary and epic concepts of νοῦς and πνεῦμα with ontologica...