Tag Archives: justice
We all make mistakes: Darkness at Noon, and what is just
Have you ever done something and later wished you had not? Chances are that since you are a human, you have. Perhaps you sent an angry email to someone, said some words in haste. Whatever it is, it is about … Continue reading
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Justice as an ideal (“The Oresteia” post 3/3)
In the last part of Aschylus’s trilogy, “The Eumenides” in The Oresteia: Agamemnon; The Libation Bearers; The Eumenides, the goddess Athena holds a trial to decide on the fate of Orestes, who killed his mother, committing matricides. The Furies, a … Continue reading
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“The Libation Bearers” and questions of justice, ancient to contemporary
Many of the texts reviewed under the Ancient Category have concerned the idea of justice. The idea of exercising justice in cases of injustice is still a concerning issue today, establishing a clear case of overlap between ancient to contemporary … Continue reading
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Justice; commonality: in ancient text
Notable Tomes believes that texts from antiquity have relevant insights for the contemporary world. In the “Agamemnon” in The Oresteia: Agamemnon; The Libation Bearers; The Eumenides, Aeschylus explores powerful themes (the play is a continuation of Homer’s Odyssey, which this … Continue reading
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