The entrance of the School of Political Sciences is now dominated by the bust of an Ancient Greek philosopher, donated by the Greek Embassy in Montenegro
The bust of the Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle has been adorning the School of Political Sciences of the University of Montenegro for a few days now and reminds the students of the school that “Man is an animal with reason”, that is, man is different from all other animals, because only he is endowed with reason, which makes him capable of distinguishing the just from the unjust, the good from the bad, the beneficial from the harmful.
This sentence was said in the Greek language by the Dean of the School, Professor Milan Markovic, when he welcomed for the first time – about three years ago, the Greek Ambassador to Montenegro, Panagiotis Partsos. Then Mr. Partsos discerned Mr. Markovitch’s love for the Greek philosopher and suggested that the Embassy offer a bust of Aristotle to the university, an idea that was enthusiastically received.
It took a few years – given that the pandemic period also intervened – to become the donation of the Greek Embassyafter being sponsored by Jugopetrol (Hellenic Petroleum) at the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University, in Podgorica.
“At the entrance of the School, under the inscription of the University, it dominates Aristotle and reminds everyone what Greek culture means, because everything is based on Aristotle. Whether it’s physics or ethics, everything,” Greek Ambassador to Montenegro Panagiotis Partsos told the Athens/Macedonian News Agency.
He himself, before the unveiling ceremony, gave a lecture on the life of Aristotle, his teaching and its messages in the modern era, with great difficulty to “fit” elements of the personality of the great philosopher in a summary lasting a few minutes . “Other animals also form societies, but they do not have reason, that is, the ability to think rationally and investigate the relationships between cause and causal. Aristotle gives us the framework within which man, as a rational social animal, seeks a solution to his problems”, Mr. Partsos said in his speech, which was attended by representatives of the rector’s authorities, academics, representatives of the Diplomatic Corps and students. In fact, the specific speech, translated by the embassy into the local language, was published a few days later in one of the three largest newspapers in the country, in a two-page tribute to Aristotle.
Now, Aristotle “arrived” from Stageira to Podgorica and settled in the place where he should be: in the university, a place where the human knowledge of centuries is transferred, where the generations of tomorrow are formed.
In the meantime, the Greek Embassy in Montenegro operates a Greek language school with free lessons, which this year is attended by 140 students, at various levels. Enrollments are increasing every year, while several of the students participate every year in exams to obtain degrees in Greek.
Source :Skai
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