Sokolon Seeing with Free Eyes

The Poetic Justice of Euripides
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-4384-8472-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 404 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Ancient Greek Philosophy

Examines the ideas of justice in Euripidean tragedy, which reveals the human experience of justice to be paradoxical, and reminds us of the need for humility in our unceasing quest for a just world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sokolon, Marlene K.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: Justice in the City

1. The Medea: What Justice Conceals

2. The Bacchae: Justice, Dialectics, and Dismemberment

3. The Phoenician Women: Justice is Multicolored

Part II: Justice in Sacred Spaces

4. The Ion: Justice, In and Out of Bounds

5. The Children of Heracles: And Justice for Others

6. The Suppliant Women: Justice among Cities

Part III: Justice in the Wilderness

7. The Hecuba: Justice as Autonomy

8. The Alcestis: Justice as Generosity, or Too Much of a Good Thing

9. The Electra: The Justice of Good and Bad Judgment

Conclusion

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Marlene K. Sokolon is Associate Professor of Political Science at Concordia University, Canada. Her books include Political Emotions: Aristotle and the Symphony of Reason and Emotion.