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Greek Tragedy and Political Philosophy : Rationalism and Religion in Sophocles' Theban Plays by Peter J. Ahrensdorf (2011, Trade Paperback)

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In this book, Peter Ahrensdorf examines Sophocles' powerful analysis of a central question of political philosophy and a perennial question of political life: Should citizens and leaders govern political society by the light of unaided human reason or religious faith?

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Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1107699126
ISBN-13
9781107699120
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Author
Peter J. Ahrensdorf
Publication Name
Greek Tragedy and Political Philosophy : Rationalism and Religion in Sophocles' Theban Plays
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
206 Pages

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9in
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0.5in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
11.3 Oz

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Jc73.A37 2011
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"Ahrensdorf has written an exceptional study of Sophoclean drama that will challenge the way we think about this poet, in particular, and the purposes of tragic poetry, in general." --Review of Politics, Ahrensdorf, a political philosopher, gathers Socrates, Nietzsche, and Heidegger, around a table in his virtual department of political theory in order to retrieve Sophoclean drama for the world of reason. I would invite rather different figures to the discussion (including Protagoras, Thucydides and Hegel as well as some theatre directors) and emphasise the exceptional complexity of Sophocles' portrayal, through enacted dialogue, of the dialectic between deliberation and intuition in human responses to an often baffling universe. Yet it is ultimately gratifying to find a political philosopher addressing this great dramatist with such energy and conviction...--Notre Dame Philosophical Review|9781107699120|, Ahrensdorf, a political philosopher, gathers Socrates, Nietzsche, and Heidegger, around a table in his virtual department of political theory in order to retrieve Sophoclean drama for the world of reason. I would invite rather different figures to the discussion (including Protagoras, Thucydides and Hegel as well as some theatre directors) and emphasise the exceptional complexity of Sophocles' portrayal, through enacted dialogue, of the dialectic between deliberation and intuition in human responses to an often baffling universe. Yet it is ultimately gratifying to find a political philosopher addressing this great dramatist with such energy and conviction... --Notre Dame Philosophical Review|9781107699120|
Table of Content
1. Oedipus the tyrant and the limits of political rationalism; 2. Blind faith and enlightened statesmanship in Oedipus at Colonus; 3. The pious heroism of Antigone.
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Drama, General, Political, Movements / Rationalism, Ancient & Classical, Subjects & Themes / Politics, Religion, Politics & State
Dewey Decimal
320.01
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Religion, History, Philosophy

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