POL 2107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Bronze Age, Kerygma, Moral Agency
29 Jan 2015
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I situating the greek miracle" : brief historical overview of ancient greece. Ii the functions of tragedy & possible links between democracy and tragedy. Iii antigone"s motives (& a few words on the issue of gender) Classical period: start of everything, beginning of philosophy, true democracy: myth tragedy philosophy. Purchased at a high price: at the expense of others (slavery) Bronze age: trojan war big inspiration for homer led to tragedies by sophocles. Dark ages: no info due to fall of mycenaean people. Archaic: renaissance (cultural and literary, homer, enlightenment, greek colonization accelerates. Classical period: slavery, greek miracle, s/p/a, athens is very wealthy/proud. Athens sacrificed 1/3 of its population for empire/greed due to war and slavery. Origin: advanced form of lyric poetry very vibrant. Linked to the birth of democracy: athenian democracy provided enough freedom to writers to write freely, method of judging by public was reflected in democracy. First philosophical attempts to critically examine man as a moral agent.
