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oapen-20.500.12657-338352023-12-19T14:22:25Z Wounded Heroes Berzins McCoy, Marina plato suffering wounds virtue tragedy homer vulnerability sophocles aristotle greek philosophy Achilles Alcibiades Creative Commons Neoptolemus Oedipus Philoctetes Socrates Theseus bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies::DB Classical texts bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies::DS Literature: history & criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBB Literary studies: classical, early & medieval bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBL History: earliest times to present day::HBLA Ancient history: to c 500 CE::HBLA1 Classical history / classical civilisation bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HP Philosophy::HPC History of Western philosophy::HPCA Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 Vulnerability is not often associated with virtue. Yet to be vulnerable is central to human experience. In this book, McCoy examines ways in which Greek epic, tragedy, and philosophy have important insights to offer about the nature of human vulnerability and how human beings might better come to terms with their own vulnerability. While studies of Greek heroism and virtue often focus on strength of character, prowess in war, or the achievement of honor for oneself or one’s society, McCoy examines another side to Greek thought that extols the recognition and proper acceptance of vulnerability. McCoy begins with the literary works of Homer’s Iliad, Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus and Philoctetes before expanding her analysis to philosophical works. There, she analyzes imagery of wounding in Plato’s Gorgias and Symposium as well as Aristotle’s work on the vulnerability inherent in friendship and an innovative interpretation of tragic catharsis in the Poetics. As much a work of philosophy as of classical textual analysis, McCoy’s work aims at a deeper understanding of the virtues of vulnerability for individuals and societies alike. 2013-12-31 23:55:55 2018-10-03 09:09:28 2020-04-01T14:57:37Z 2020-04-01T14:57:37Z 2013 book 455815 OCN: 1030815961 9780199672783 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33835 eng application/pdf n/a 455815.pdf http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199672783.do#.Uhxvxawwr_k Oxford University Press 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199672783.001.0001 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199672783.001.0001 b9501915-cdee-4f2a-8030-9c0b187854b2 780772a6-efb4-48c3-b268-5edaad8380c4 9780199672783 OAPEN-UK 246 OAPEN-UK open access
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Vulnerability is not often associated with virtue. Yet to be vulnerable is central to human experience. In this book, McCoy examines ways in which Greek epic, tragedy, and philosophy have important insights to offer about the nature of human vulnerability and how human beings might better come to terms with their own vulnerability. While studies of Greek heroism and virtue often focus on strength of character, prowess in war, or the achievement of honor for oneself or one’s society, McCoy examines another side to Greek thought that extols the recognition and proper acceptance of vulnerability. McCoy begins with the literary works of Homer’s Iliad, Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus and Philoctetes before expanding her analysis to philosophical works. There, she analyzes imagery of wounding in Plato’s Gorgias and Symposium as well as Aristotle’s work on the vulnerability inherent in friendship and an innovative interpretation of tragic catharsis in the Poetics. As much a work of philosophy as of classical textual analysis, McCoy’s work aims at a deeper understanding of the virtues of vulnerability for individuals and societies alike.
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