CLA232H1 Lecture : Lecture notes- apologies for mis-spelling

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11 Feb 2012
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Continuation of alterity between humans and god. Remember from last class: humans are defined (remember the scene between prometheus and zeus where the gods exchange) this defines us humans: we need sacrifice, we need fire, and we need women. We need all of these because we are not immortal. On wednesday we saw a more abstract mediation and that is our limited knowledge, which is a defining feature of human life. Oedipus the king embodies the wisdom ( know thyself ). He shows how hard it is for mortals to actually know themselves. The oracle tells us to know ourselves but the play asks if that is possible. Count no man happy, until he is dead. Nothing in excess seems like a fairly simple and straight forward. Sophrosune: moderation, wisdom, restraint; knowing your place; control; not doing things in excess. This is both embodied in know thyself and in nothing in excess.

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