Institut des Civilisations - Salle Françoise Héritier
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Abstract

Should we say personal the daimōn of each because a distinct daimōn is assigned to each ? The expression οἰκεῖος δαίμων exists, but it is late. And how does the idea of a daimōn assigned to each person, or chosen by each person, if we take into account the innovation of the Er myth, square with the propositions Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge makes in her book ? If, for example, the use of the term δαίμων without an article indicates that " a divinity is at work ", how does this square with the presence of a δαίμων in us ?

Frédérique Ildefonse

A former student at the École normale supérieure, Frédérique Ildefonse is director of research at the CNRS, attached to the Laboratoire d'anthropologie sociale. She works between ancient philosophy and anthropology. Her publications include La Naissance de la grammaire dans l'Antiquité grecque (Vrin, 1997), Il y a des dieux (PUF, 2012) and Le Multiple dans l'âme. Sur l'intériorité comme problème (Vrin, 2022).

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Frédérique Ildefonse

CNRS - LAS