Galene

This article deals with the philosophical term Galene. For the asteroid of the same name see (427) Galene .

The term Galene ( Greek  γαλήνη , modern Greek pronunciation [ ɣal'ini ] galíni ; calm, calm, calm sea, calm sea ) describes in classical Greece the soul that has been freed from affects, confusion and restlessness and is filled with itself. The term occurs occasionally in Plato as the state in which the soul is able to see the divine. The galene is here an effect of catharsis (literature) .

The term appears increasingly in the epoch of the philosophy school of Pyrrhonic skepticism. Disruptive factors here are especially thoughts, emotions and opinions. The term is related to the ataraxia, which is central in classical ethics .

In Greek mythology , the Galene is personified by a Nereid .

literature

Georg Picht, The Foundations of Greek Ontology