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Wounded Heroes

Wounded Heroes

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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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Keywords

  • achilles
  • Alcibiades
  • Ancient history: to c 500 CE
  • Aristotle
  • Classical history / classical civilisation
  • Classical texts
  • Creative Commons
  • Greek philosophy
  • History
  • History of Western philosophy
  • History: earliest times to present day
  • Homer
  • Humanities
  • Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
  • Literary studies: general
  • Literature & literary studies
  • Literature: history & criticism
  • Neoptolemus
  • Oedipus
  • Philoctetes
  • Philosophy
  • Plato
  • Socrates
  • Sophocles
  • Suffering
  • thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DB Ancient, classical and medieval texts
  • thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBB Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
  • thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history
  • thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDH Philosophical traditions and schools of thought::QDHA Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy
  • Theseus
  • Tragedy
  • Virtue
  • vulnerability
  • Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500
  • wounds

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DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199672783.001.0001

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Contributors: Marina Berzins McCoy, Marina McCoy,
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013-09-26
ISBN: 9780199672783
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