Heuristic Appropriation of Aristotle’s Topos / Logos for Understanding Inscriptions of Persian Kings(مقاله علمی وزارت علوم)
With regard to the essential role and function of topos / place (in comparison with time) in the thinking, acting and speaking of the ancient individuals, it is possible to analyze the inscribed speeches of ancient Persian kings according to their conceptions of topos or place. For reaching to this aim Darius' inscriptions in Behistun (DB) will be chosen and they will be analyzed within an appropriate heuristically Aristotle framework.