On Nikos Kazantzakis' statement that "We do not fight our dark passions with a sober, bloodless, neutral virtue which rises above passion, but with other, more violent passion"

Authors

  • Vrasidas Karalis

Abstract

This moral injunction by Nikos Kazantzakis can be found in his brief philosophical creed translated as Spiritual Exercises (Kazantzakis, 1960: ·117), in one of its culminating chapters on "The relationship between Man and Man". Unquestionably it stands out as one of the most interesting ethical statements contained in the book, expressing almost a complete reversal of a substantial tradition of Western moral theory.

Author Biography

  • Vrasidas Karalis

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Published

2013-02-07