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Dimitrie Cantemir: obsesia adevărului
Dimitrie Cantemir: obsession with the truth

Author(s): Alexandru Zub
Subject(s): History
Published by: Galaţi University Press
Keywords: Dimitrie Cantemir; truth; history; philosophy of history

Summary/Abstract: No matter which exegetical angle is used in order to approach his complex personality, concomitantly as a historian, a philosopher or a moralist, Dimitrie Cantemir reveals himself, through his monumental work, as a spirit intensely preoccupied by the problem of the truth. As the philosopher, the historian defines himself as a researcher of the truth. The eyes, the soul and the life of history: it is in this way that Dimitrie Cantemir defined the truth, appealing to a meaningful metaphor which reveals his endeavor to assure the full conformity of his work with the reality of facts.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 07
  • Page Range: 255-259
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Romanian
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