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Author: Dimitris Liantinis

Dimitris Liantinis was born in Poloditsa of Laconia on July 23, 1942. The beginning of the dog days. He studied classical languages, Ionian natural sciences, and anthropology. As a young man, he...

Dimitris Liantinis was born in Poloditsa of Laconia on July 23, 1942. The beginning of the dog days. He studied classical languages, Ionian natural sciences, and anthropology. As a young man, he walked, for a moment, in Upper Engadine and the castle of Eze. In his spare time, he engaged with gardens and the sky. With order and simplicity. And within the...

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Dimitris Liantinis was born in Poloditsa of Laconia on July 23, 1942. The beginning of the dog days. He studied classical languages, Ionian natural sciences, and anthropology. As a young man, he walked, for a moment, in Upper Engadine and the castle of Eze. In his spare time, he engaged with gardens and the sky. With order and simplicity. And within the measure of man.

The question posed to him on the road, something like the riddle of the Sphinx in Thebes, was the following:

"As you look into the void, can you not despair?"

He replied: "Yes".

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Author
Dimitris Liantinis
Publisher
Vivliogonia
Subtitle
New Version
Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
290
Dimensions
14x21 cm
Release Date
-
Publication Date
2006
Language
Greek
ISBN-13
9789607088239

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  • Καλεμεκαρακολανα
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    There is a story going around and no one knows if it’s true. They say a guy was traveling from Kalamata to Sparta with a colleague. Throughout the journey, every few kilometers, he would throw a pen out the window shouting: "LIANTINIS! ANSWER US!" - "LIANTINIS! IF YOU CAN HEAR US, GIVE A SIGN!" They say that by the time he passed Mystras, he had scattered fifteen pens along the road. The strange thing is that, at the end of the trip, the glove compartment was full of Bic pens again. Since then, every time I find a Bic on the car floor, I look up — you never know.

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  • StefPoly21
    5
    6 out of 6 members found this review helpful

    If I were told to keep only one book until the end of my life, it would definitely be this one. Deeply liberating, true, Greek, just as the great Greek Teacher D. Liantinis was.

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  • Miltiadis_Iordanidis
    5
    18 out of 19 members found this review helpful

    The teacher that we should have had and miss from our schools, our homes, and the municipality. Let it enter with this wonderful book in the libraries of our minds! A book that is worth studying many times!

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  • Fotis_Sotirakos
    2
    10 out of 131 members found this review helpful

    Let me be the heretic of the comments then...
    I didn't like at all the materialistic spirit that is pervasive in his book. Also, his pompous and bombastic speech tires me a lot and seems like he's trying to show off his knowledge. The Spartan, although he himself is a Spartan, is completely unknown. A left-wing university professor, just like the overwhelming majority anyway. I wonder how he is considered so important. I find him very "little" as a Greek.

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  • Michalis_Oikonomakis
    5
    14 out of 14 members found this review helpful

    It is by far my favorite book in my library. I have read it twice and I can't wait to read it again.

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  • Emmanouil Mataliotakis
    5
    31 out of 31 members found this review helpful

    The radiance of the philosophical thought of the Greek teacher. By far the most important modern Greek book. Buy it immediately. Read it again and again, it is very difficult. You will need to delve into the Liantini asterism to understand it. But when you manage to do it, you will have it at your fingertips.

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  • mikefreeman
    5
    25 out of 25 members found this review helpful

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    Excellent book, written by the unforgettable and distinguished Dimitris Liantinis.... He who emerged from Plato's "cave".

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    5 stars. Indescribable

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    It is a wonderful book!!

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    This review is about the publication date: 1997

    Very nice book, fantastic author, I would definitely buy other books by the same one

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    Incredible person!

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    A soulful deposit from the teacher.

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    This review is about the publication date: 1997

    You are not the critic of comments, but the illiterate of comments. Read the "Greek" first.

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    The study of Greek philosophy should be taught in Greek education.

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  • There is a story going around and no one knows if it’s true. They say a guy was traveling from Kalamata to Sparta with a colleague. Throughout the journey, every few kilometers, he would throw a pen out the window shouting: "LIANTINIS! ANSWER US!" - "LIANTINIS! IF YOU CAN HEAR US, GIVE A SIGN!" They say that by the time he passed Mystras, he had scattered fifteen pens along the road. The strange thing is that, at the end of the trip, the glove compartment was full of Bic pens again. Since then, every time I find a Bic on the car floor, I look up — you never know.

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  • If I were told to keep only one book until the end of my life, it would definitely be this one. Deeply liberating, true, Greek, just as the great Greek Teacher D. Liantinis was.

    Translated from Greek ·
    6
  • The teacher that we should have had and miss from our schools, our homes, and the municipality. Let it enter with this wonderful book in the libraries of our minds! A book that is worth studying many times!

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    18
  • Let me be the heretic of the comments then...
    I didn't like at all the materialistic spirit that is pervasive in his book. Also, his pompous and bombastic speech tires me a lot and seems like he's trying to show off his knowledge. The Spartan, although he himself is a Spartan, is completely unknown. A left-wing university professor, just like the overwhelming majority anyway. I wonder how he is considered so important. I find him very "little" as a Greek.

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    10
  • It is by far my favorite book in my library. I have read it twice and I can't wait to read it again.

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    14
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Dimitris Liantinis was born in Poloditsa of Laconia on July 23, 1942. The beginning of the dog days. He studied classical languages, Ionian natural sciences, and anthropology. As a young man, he walked, for a moment, in Upper Engadine and the castle of Eze. In his spare time, he engaged with gardens and the sky. With order and simplicity. And within the measure of man.

The question posed to him on the road, something like the riddle of the Sphinx in Thebes, was the following:

"As you look into the void, can you not despair?"

He replied: "Yes".

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Author
Dimitris Liantinis
Publisher
Vivliogonia
Subtitle
New Version
Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
290
Dimensions
14x21 cm
Release Date
-
Publication Date
2006
Language
Greek
ISBN-13
9789607088239

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  • Καλεμεκαρακολανα
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    There is a story going around and no one knows if it’s true. They say a guy was traveling from Kalamata to Sparta with a colleague. Throughout the journey, every few kilometers, he would throw a pen out the window shouting: "LIANTINIS! ANSWER US!" - "LIANTINIS! IF YOU CAN HEAR US, GIVE A SIGN!" They say that by the time he passed Mystras, he had scattered fifteen pens along the road. The strange thing is that, at the end of the trip, the glove compartment was full of Bic pens again. Since then, every time I find a Bic on the car floor, I look up — you never know.

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  • StefPoly21
    5
    6 out of 6 members found this review helpful

    If I were told to keep only one book until the end of my life, it would definitely be this one. Deeply liberating, true, Greek, just as the great Greek Teacher D. Liantinis was.

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Paper quality
    • Was it easy to read?
    • Was it interesting enough?
    • I liked the writing style
    • I would read a book by the same author
    • I would recommend it for reading
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  • Miltiadis_Iordanidis
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    18 out of 19 members found this review helpful

    The teacher that we should have had and miss from our schools, our homes, and the municipality. Let it enter with this wonderful book in the libraries of our minds! A book that is worth studying many times!

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Paper quality
    • Was it easy to read?
    • Was it interesting enough?
    • I liked the writing style
    • I would read a book by the same author
    • I would recommend it for reading
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  • Fotis_Sotirakos
    2
    10 out of 131 members found this review helpful

    Let me be the heretic of the comments then...
    I didn't like at all the materialistic spirit that is pervasive in his book. Also, his pompous and bombastic speech tires me a lot and seems like he's trying to show off his knowledge. The Spartan, although he himself is a Spartan, is completely unknown. A left-wing university professor, just like the overwhelming majority anyway. I wonder how he is considered so important. I find him very "little" as a Greek.

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Paper quality
    • Was it relatively easy to read?
    • Was it relatively interesting?
    • I did not like the writing style
    • I would not read a book by the same author
    • I would not recommend it for reading
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  • Michalis_Oikonomakis
    5
    14 out of 14 members found this review helpful

    It is by far my favorite book in my library. I have read it twice and I can't wait to read it again.

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Paper quality
    • Was it easy to read?
    • Was it interesting enough?
    • I liked the writing style
    • I would read a book by the same author
    • I would recommend it for reading
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  • Emmanouil Mataliotakis
    5
    31 out of 31 members found this review helpful

    The radiance of the philosophical thought of the Greek teacher. By far the most important modern Greek book. Buy it immediately. Read it again and again, it is very difficult. You will need to delve into the Liantini asterism to understand it. But when you manage to do it, you will have it at your fingertips.

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  • mikefreeman
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    25 out of 25 members found this review helpful

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    Excellent book, written by the unforgettable and distinguished Dimitris Liantinis.... He who emerged from Plato's "cave".

    Translated from Greek ·
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    • Was it interesting enough?
    • I would read a book by the same author
    • I would recommend it for reading
    • Paper quality
    • Was it relatively easy to read?
    • I liked the writing style in some parts
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    1 out of 1 members found this review helpful

    5 stars. Indescribable

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    It is a wonderful book!!

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    This review is about the publication date: 1997

    Very nice book, fantastic author, I would definitely buy other books by the same one

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Paper quality
    • Was it easy to read?
    • Was it interesting enough?
    • I liked the writing style
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    • I would recommend it for reading
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    3 out of 3 members found this review helpful

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    This review is about the publication date: 1997

    Incredible person!

    Translated from Greek ·
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    A soulful deposit from the teacher.

    Translated from Greek ·
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    • I liked the writing style
    • I would read a book by the same author
    • I would recommend it for reading
    • Was it relatively easy to read?
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  • 5
    18 out of 20 members found this review helpful
    This review is about the publication date: 1997

    You are not the critic of comments, but the illiterate of comments. Read the "Greek" first.

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Paper quality
    • Was it easy to read?
    • Was it interesting enough?
    • I liked the writing style
    • I would read a book by the same author
    • I would recommend it for reading
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  • 5
    14 out of 14 members found this review helpful

    The study of Greek philosophy should be taught in Greek education.

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Paper quality
    • Was it easy to read?
    • Was it interesting enough?
    • I liked the writing style
    • I would read a book by the same author
    • I would recommend it for reading
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    • I liked the writing style
    • I would read a book by the same author
    • I would recommend it for reading
    • Was it relatively easy to read?
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  • This review is about the publication date: 1997

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    • Was it interesting enough?
    • I liked the writing style
    • I would read a book by the same author
    • I would recommend it for reading
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    This review is about the publication date: 1997

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    • I liked the writing style
    • I would read a book by the same author
    • I would recommend it for reading
    • Was it relatively easy to read?
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    This review is about the publication date: 1997

  • There is a story going around and no one knows if it’s true. They say a guy was traveling from Kalamata to Sparta with a colleague. Throughout the journey, every few kilometers, he would throw a pen out the window shouting: "LIANTINIS! ANSWER US!" - "LIANTINIS! IF YOU CAN HEAR US, GIVE A SIGN!" They say that by the time he passed Mystras, he had scattered fifteen pens along the road. The strange thing is that, at the end of the trip, the glove compartment was full of Bic pens again. Since then, every time I find a Bic on the car floor, I look up — you never know.

    Translated from Greek ·
    0
  • If I were told to keep only one book until the end of my life, it would definitely be this one. Deeply liberating, true, Greek, just as the great Greek Teacher D. Liantinis was.

    Translated from Greek ·
    6
  • The teacher that we should have had and miss from our schools, our homes, and the municipality. Let it enter with this wonderful book in the libraries of our minds! A book that is worth studying many times!

    Translated from Greek ·
    18
  • Let me be the heretic of the comments then...
    I didn't like at all the materialistic spirit that is pervasive in his book. Also, his pompous and bombastic speech tires me a lot and seems like he's trying to show off his knowledge. The Spartan, although he himself is a Spartan, is completely unknown. A left-wing university professor, just like the overwhelming majority anyway. I wonder how he is considered so important. I find him very "little" as a Greek.

    Translated from Greek ·
    10
  • It is by far my favorite book in my library. I have read it twice and I can't wait to read it again.

    Translated from Greek ·
    14
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