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The article presents and analyses some of the mythological images, archetypes and symbols that can be found in the movie"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", one of the iconic, provocative and debatable films of the original contemporary director Terry Gilliam.
Key words: "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", Terry Gilliam, imagination, archetypes
Annotation: In this paper, the basic points of the concepts of Chaos as developed in Old Greece and Old China are compared. The main idea is that in Greek thought Chaos is a term for the cosmological beginning, prior to the order of Cosmos, while in the Chinese thought Chaos is a synonym to the unnamed and undifferentiated Ultimate reality. Therefore, while the Greek concept of Chaos represents the shift from mythological to rational thinking, the Chinese one is connected with ancient mystical practices for achieving this Ultimate reality that could not be grasped within the means of logic.
Key words: Chinese philosophy, comparative philosophy, Chaos