POLI 1001 : Political Science 1001 Final Exam Study Guide
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Theseus: oedipus is the son of jocasta and laius. He was given up by his parents because of a prophecy and was given a pierced foot. Jocasta is the queen of thebes; she is oedipus" mom and wife. Laius is the king of thebes; he is oedipus" father. Or, why must oedipus assume responsibility for things he did not know: just because you didn"t know doesn"t mean you are exempt from responsibility. You have to accept your own actions and the consequences of those actions. A woman needs knowledge of the women thinkers of the past, and a woman needs to challenge the intellectual and political structures that must be challenged if women as a group are ever to come into collective, nonexclusionary freedom. Try to be worthy of your foresisters, learn from your history; look for inspiration to your ancestresses.
