| Themis e la
sapienza dell'ordine cosmico (Themis and the wisdom
of the cosmic order), published by Bibliopolis, Naples 1997
(357 pages) |
| |
| I. Introduction. Themis between unity
and polisemy; |
| II. Themis and themistes in Homer. The
goddess of wise council; |
| III. Prophetic Themis. The knowledge of
origins; |
| IV. The theological charter of Themis; |
| V. Themis, Dike and the political order; |
| VI. The sources of nomos. Nomos and physis; |
| VII. Themis, Nemesis, Ananke. The cosmic
Themis of the Orphics; |
| VIII. A conclusion. The lesson of myth. |
| Appendix: The principle of the cosmic
order in Greek philosophy from Anaximander to the Stoics. |
| Bibliography. |
