Interpreting Aeschylus’ Agamemnon through the Categories of Aristotle. How Greek Tragedy Shaped Ethical Citizens
Author: | Beck, Martha C. |
Year: | 2011 |
Pages: | 272 |
ISBN: | 0-7734-1521-1 978-0-7734-1521-8 |
Price: | $199.95 + shipping |
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This work demonstrates that Aeschylus utilizes the Chorus in his play Agamemnon to
demonstrate a growth in moral competence according to free moral action, parallel to
the philosophy of Aristotle’s Nicomachaen Ethics.
Reviews
“…not only philosophically intriguing,
but also well argued and clearly written. ”
-Prof. Panos Eliopoulos
University of Athens
“The [author] shows how Greek tragedy
and philosophy combine to help us lead
integrated harmonious lives of justice,
patience, and generosity.”
-Prof. Montague Brown
Saint Anselm College
Table of Contents
Preface: Professor Montague Brown
Foreword: Dr. Panos Eliopoulos
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Aeschylus' Agamemnon and the Creation of an International
Culture Today
Chapter 1
The Cultivation of Practical Wisdom
Chapter 2
Nature and Culture: Human Beings are by Nature Rational Animals
Chapter 3
Cultural Evolution from Animal to Rational Animal
Chapter 4
Social Evolution: Mistaken Judgments about the Will of the Gods
Chapter 5
The Chorus: The Intellectual and Emotional Search for Wisdom
Chapter 6
Watchman: The Catharsis of Pity and Fear throughout the Play
Chapter 7
Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics: The Theory of the Virtues
Chapter 8
Justice in the Soul and in the City
Chapter 9
Aristotle on Human Happiness and Misery
Chapter 10
Conclusion: Tragedy as Education for a Free and Open Society
Chapter 11
Education for Practical Wisdom in Tragedy, Plato, and Aristotle:
Response to Martha Nussbaum
Bibliography
General Index
Index of Passages
Other Philosophy-Ancient Books