Wounded heroes : vulnerability as a virtue in ancient Greek literature and philosophy / Marina Berzins McCoy.
2013
PA3015.V84 M38 2013eb
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Title
Wounded heroes : vulnerability as a virtue in ancient Greek literature and philosophy / Marina Berzins McCoy.
Author
McCoy, Marina, 1968- author.
ISBN
9780191757327 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 228 pages)
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10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199672783 doi
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PA3015.V84 M38 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
880.9384
Summary
McCoy examines how Greek epic, tragedy, and philosophy offer important insights into the nature of human vulnerability especially how Greek thought extols the recognition and proper acceptance of vulnerability. Beginning with the literary works of Homer and Sophocles, she also expands her analysis to the philosophical works of Plato and Aristotle.
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McCoy examines how Greek epic, tragedy, and philosophy offer important insights into the nature of human vulnerability especially how Greek thought extols the recognition and proper acceptance of vulnerability. Beginning with the literary works of Homer and Sophocles, she also expands her analysis to the philosophical works of Plato and Aristotle.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Open access.
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Table of Contents
Woundedness, narrative, and community in the Iliad
Oedipus and Theseus at the crossroads
Pity as a civic virtue in Sophocles' Philoctetes
Wounding and wisdom in Plato's Gorgias
Eros, woundedness, and creativity in Plato's Symposium
Friendship and moral failure in Aristotle's Ethics
Tragedy, katharsis, and community in Aristotle's Poetics.
Oedipus and Theseus at the crossroads
Pity as a civic virtue in Sophocles' Philoctetes
Wounding and wisdom in Plato's Gorgias
Eros, woundedness, and creativity in Plato's Symposium
Friendship and moral failure in Aristotle's Ethics
Tragedy, katharsis, and community in Aristotle's Poetics.