December 4, 2008

THUMOS: is it in you?


The Greek word "thumos" is the word I like to translate as zeal. It is used often by Socrates in the platonic dialogues when he says we should be zealous to know truth, and other things. This is a parody of a Gatorade add, titled Thumos: is it in you? A phrase that my Greek teacher of last year used to reiterate while we translated the Meno.