Conversion. A tale of three etymologies

Guido Milanese (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Brescia – Milano), Università della Svizzera Italiana (Lugano))

Abstract

Heidegger’s approach to etymology concentrates on Greek and German, and mainly on the ‘echoes’ of Greek in German. However, a true ‘hören’ to language cannot be limited to one language. This research shows that a history of the broad idea of ‘conversion’, followed from Greek onwards, through etymologies and translations, reveals an unexpected wealth of semantic features and of views on world and life.

10.4424/lam132024-3

Keywords

Conversion; Etymology; Classical philology; History of classical ideas.

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