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Kalokagatia

Article Summary   by:irena5     Original Author: Irena Cakareska
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Kalokagatia- Highest ethic and esthetic principle.
This Principe is based on two words which means kάλος(beauty)kάι (and )aγάθοσ(good)
Conclusion that we need to accept for ancient Greek philosophy and Hellens in deed is that they were at the same time ethical as they were esthetical .Biant(one of the seven wisdom reach ancient philosopher) for example said: "You have to watch yourself in the mirror, if you are beautiful do lake that if you are not try to recover physical anomalies with doing good things. or Sappho(one of the greatest poetess from ancient time till today)
said:”Someone who is beautiful for my eyes maybe is good person but someone who is good person is at the same time beautiful” . Real balance between two principles. Literature:D.M.Robinson,Sappho and her influence F.E.Bohren,De septem sapientibus
Published: October 08, 2007   
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