Greek Tragedy and Political Philosophy Free

Author: Peter J. Ahrensdorf
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 1107699126

Greek Tragedy and Political Philosophy: Rationalism and Religion in Sophocles' Theban Plays

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? Through a fresh examination of Sophocles' timeless masterpieces - Oedipus the Tyrant, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone - Ahrensdorf offers a sustained challenge to the prevailing view, championed by Nietzsche in his attack on Socratic rationalism, that Sophocles is an opponent of rationalism. Get Greek Tragedy and Political Philosophy literature books for free.
Ahrensdorf argues that Sophocles is a genuinely philosophical thinker and a rationalist, albeit one who advocates a cautious political rationalism. Such rationalism constitutes a middle way Check Greek Tragedy and Political Philosophy our best literature books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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