CLAS 1000H Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Anger Management, Trojan War, Aristeia
7 Oct 2016
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Arete: personal, inborn excellence: not ethical virtue, can"t be taught, aristocratic idea- not available to the poor. Aristeia: state of being the best : temporary display of prowess, all at once, one manifestation of ar te, not just on the battlefield, wins kleos. Kharis: favor, gratitude, grace, charm : reciprocity, social cohesion, only between equals. Xenia: guest friendship : host/guest kharis relationship (reciprocal, ritualized (zeus, commensality, sharing table" and gifts. Gods: unequal kharis with men (god/man asymmetry: gods are immortal and powerful versus man, mortal and powerless. Ate: transgression of boundaries, even gods must respect: not good or evil, appropriate or inappropriate, intent doesn"t matter, gods punish transgressions, fundamental idea in greek religion. Marriage, death: human society as part of the universal order. Iliad: trojan war in microcosm: beings with strife over a woman (helen and briseis, ends with death of troy/hektor, akhilleus: central figure, first word: menis (violent emotion)
