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Logos -
The word "logos" in Greek has an extraordinary range of meanings -- the
heart of which is both "meaning" and "reckoning". Hence, it may refer to a
"word" or a "thought" or a spoken phrase or an idea or that which conveys
something which, to the hearer, is meaningful and, thus, can move them. It
can be an accounting or a story, a tale, narrative, or fable. It can refer
to a theory, a rule of law or of conduct, a scientific hypothesis or lawful
observation regarding reality or nature. Within the individual it can refer
to a mental argument or a pondering of the reasons for/against. Thus, it
also means thinking or the faculty of reason. More generally, it may refer
to speech, talk, spoken stories or tales, and, even, rumors or everyday
conversation. There is often a connotative sense of a deepened reality
which is referenced by "logos". Hence, for example, the gospel of John in
the Christian Bible begins with the phrase "in the beginning was the Word
and the Word was with God and the Word was God" -- and "logos" is the word
used for "Word" in all three places ("en arche ein ho logos kai ho logos
ein pros ton theon kai theos ein ho logos").
Also, the power of logos in relation to the condition of the soul is sometimes compared to that of drugs. Some logoi cause pain, others
delight, others fear, some make their hearers confident and
courageous while others drug and bewitch the soul with a kind of
evil persuasion.
