There is character called Stasimachus in Poullain de la Barre's De l'éducation des dames pour la conduite de l'esprit dans les sciences et dans les mœurs,
Am I right that just on the Greek etymology, "Stasimachus" is he who struggles against the status quo?
The problem is that "stasis" in Greek is a standing, position, station, but is also a sedition a discord.
He is calling for something fairly radical in the text, but adopts a softly, softly approach about it at the same time, so either could be right.
Does anyone with good Greek have opinions based just on the Greek name?
EDIT
Looking again, I see that Thrasymachus (of Plato's Republic - misunderstood, I think, as calling for 'might is right', when in fact he is just stating the political realities - but he is certainly hot-headed) is given Liddell and Scott as "bold in battle", so would Stasimachus by "standing in battle"?
Thanks.
Am I right that just on the Greek etymology, "Stasimachus" is he who struggles against the status quo?
The problem is that "stasis" in Greek is a standing, position, station, but is also a sedition a discord.
He is calling for something fairly radical in the text, but adopts a softly, softly approach about it at the same time, so either could be right.
Does anyone with good Greek have opinions based just on the Greek name?
EDIT
Looking again, I see that Thrasymachus (of Plato's Republic - misunderstood, I think, as calling for 'might is right', when in fact he is just stating the political realities - but he is certainly hot-headed) is given Liddell and Scott as "bold in battle", so would Stasimachus by "standing in battle"?
Thanks.