Bird Communication in Ancient Greek and Roman Thought

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Kleczkowska, Katarzyna
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2015
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Maska
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The aim of the article is to analyse ancient Greek and Roman theories on bird communication. The author observes that the examples of bird communication were often used by ancient philosophers as arguments against the prevailing conception that only humans possessed reason. The article focuses mostly on the thought of Aristotle, Stoics, Plutarch, Sextus Empiricus, and Porphyry. It indicates strategies used by those thinkers when describing bird communication, the main themes connected with this topic, and the main consequences of the discussion on animal rationality in antiquity.
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communication    komunikacja    language    język    reason    rozum    ptaki    birds    animals    zwierzęta    starożytna Grecja    starożytny Rzym    starożytność    filozofia starożytna    ancient philosophy    ancient Greece    ancient Rome    antiquity    Aristotle    Arystoteles    Plutarch    Porfiriusz    Porphyry    Sextus Empiricus    Stoics    stoicy
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Kleczkowska, K. (2015). Bird Communication in Ancient Greek and Roman Thought. Maska, 28.
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https://depot.ceon.pl/handle/123456789/9813
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