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Michel Fattal
Michel Fattal (born in 1954 in Alexandria, Republic of Egypt (1953–1958), Egypt) is a French-language author whose works are translated into Italian language, Italian and Polish language, Polish. Michel Fattal treats statute of Logos (language, reason) in Greek Philosophy. The works of Heraclitus and Aristotle, of Parmenides, Plato, Chrysippus and Plotinus are also sources of inspiration to him. He is the author of several books on Plato, Plotinus and the neoplatonic tradition (Augustine, Al Farabi, Farâbî). At the moment, Michel Fattal is professor (since 1994) of ancient and medieval philosophy at the University Grenoble Alpes, France. The Charles Lyon Caen Prize was awarded by the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences at the Institut de France (Paris) on November 17, 2014, for his work: Plato and Plotinus. Relation, Logos, Intuition, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2013 Bibliography *''For a new language of reason. Convergences between Orient and Occident'', Preface of Pierre Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria grew rapidly and became a major centre of Hellenic civilisation, eventually replacing Memphis, in present-day Greater Cairo, as Egypt's capital. During the Hellenistic period, it was home to the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which ranked among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, as well as the storied Library of Alexandria. Today, the library is reincarnated in the disc-shaped, ultramodern Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Its 15th-century seafront Qaitbay Citadel is now a museum. Called the "Bride of the Mediterranean" by locals, Alexandria is a popular tourist destination and an important industrial centre due to its natural gas and oil pipelines from Suez. The city extends about along the northern coast of Egypt, and is the largest city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
