CLAS 10200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Friedrich Nietzsche, Myrrh, Aeneid
30 Apr 2016
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My pain isn"t my fault (plato hates this: aristotle. Caused by a flaw or decision (not depravity: freud. Appeals to our subconscious (ex. childhood memories) Dreams (tragedy brings to life our dreams) Myth covers all aspects of the human condition: life stinks and then you die vs. life is great and heroes become gods and the gods reward the righteous. Myth as science: emerging societies use myth to process the natural world around themselves, ex. sun, seasons, lightening, earthquakes, aetiologies. Or pre-philosophy: mythic language is ideal vehicle for conveying paradoxical truth: Homer (zeus in odyssey 1: life is filled with suffering, but we make it worse for ourselves, he is the wise and powerful ultimate judge. Aeschylus (oresteia), sophocles (oedipus rex), euripides (house of. Euripides (bacchae: we must question the gods that bring suffering on us. Dionysus: suffering is universal, so lets revel in it! Virgil (aeneid: suffering for the fatherland is noble and necessary.
