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Seeing with Free Eyes: The Poetic Justice of Euripides
Contributor(s): Sokolon, Marlene K. (Author)

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 ISBN: 1438484712     ISBN-13: 9781438484716
Publisher: State University of New York Press
OUR PRICE: $94.05  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2021
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical
- Drama | Ancient & Classical
- Philosophy | Political
Dewey: 882.01
LCCN: 2021016719
Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.68 lbs) 404 pages
 
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Responding to Plato's challenge to defend the political thought of poetic sources, Marlene K. Sokolon explores Euripides's understanding of justice in nine of his surviving tragedies. Drawing on Greek mythological stories, Euripides examines several competing ideas of justice, from the ancient ethic of helping friends and harming enemies to justice as merit and relativist views of might makes right. Reflecting Dionysus, the paradoxical god of Greek theater, Euripides reveals the human experience of understanding justice to be limited, multifaceted, and contradictory. His approach underscores the value of understanding justice not only as a rational idea or theory, but also as an integral part of the continuous and unfinished dialogue of political community. As the first book devoted to Euripidean justice, Seeing with Free Eyes adds to the growing interest in how citizens in democracies use storytelling genres to think about important political questions, such as What is justice?
 
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