CLST 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Spurn, Herodotus, Erinyes
1 Oct 2016
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Aristotle would distinguish different sorts of human or material cause an allows the gods a place only as final cause". Constructed because men were inexperienced, so blamed divinity. Herodotos express what may have been a widely held view of how human life was shaped by the gods. For the very wealthy man is no happier than the man who has just enough for his daily needs, unless he has the good fortune to end his life in prosperity. Man who continues to have most advantages and dies peacefully deserves title of happiness. Gods disruptive because can"t forecast what they will do next. Envy is simply attributed to the gods the attitude commonly found among humans: others" successes were to be envied, others" weakness to be scorned and exploited. Hard to enlist gods on the side of justice. Dike = justice according to the established rules. Rules were made by men, not handed down by gods.
