HUMA 1825 Lecture Notes - Sophocles, Incest, Polynices
26 Oct 2013
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Online tutorial quiz, due next week in tutorial. Fundamental treatment of the nature of justice. When interpreting a law, always important to have a contextual interpretation of it (context of creon"s power) This law is in accordance with his principles. Look at procedural and substantive part of law. While looking, will discuss a case in new york (right of burial) Look at reaction of people, thebans to various people"s law. The answer the chorus states is we must put together human law and divine law/weave together the human law and higher law. When he is born the parents are told the child will kill father and sleep with mother. They abandon baby, shepherd finds him and gives to king. He grows up thinking he"s not adopted. Oedipus learns that his fate is to kill father and sleep with mother, then leaves kiran. Oedipus meets a traveler and kills him.
