Stasis: In ancient philosophy, stasis (Greek στάσις) refers to a civil war or internal conflict within a city-state or polis. The original meaning of "stasis" was actually equilibrium or standstill. See also Polis, State, Civil war, Conflicts, Ancient Philosophy._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |