The path of getting to know oneself I. The Human Nature as a Theme of an Ancient Greek Drama Cover Image

Na ceste k poznaniu seba samého I. Ľudská prirodzenosť ako téma v niektorých antických drámach
The path of getting to know oneself I. The Human Nature as a Theme of an Ancient Greek Drama

Author(s): Lukáš Jeník
Subject(s): Anthropology, Aesthetics, Comparative Study of Literature, Ancient Philosphy
Published by: Teologická fakulta Trnavskej univerzity
Keywords: ancient Greek drama; fysis; nous; philosophical anthropology; Sophocles; Aeschylus; Euripides;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to introduce a reflection on the fundamental question of philosophical anthropology: What is a man according to ancient Greek drama and theater? The „grasp“ of the human nature in drama is visible in the works of the three most important playwriters of ancient Greece: Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides. The heroes of ancient Greek drama are thrown into a destiny conflict that determines them, their passion, aspiration and their rationality. This issue also relates to Plato‘s and other philosophers‘ later efforts to grasp systematically issues of philosophical anthropology.

  • Issue Year: 8/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 5-31
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Slovak