About the book
From the moderator of The New York Times philosophy blog \"The Stone,\" a book that argues that if we want to understand ourselves we have to go back to theater, to the stage of our lives
Tragedy presents a world of conflict and troubling emotion, a world where private and public lives collide and collapse. A world where morality is ambiguous and the powerful humiliate and destroy the powerless. A world where justice always seems to be on both sides of a conflict and sugarcoated words serve as cover for clandestine operations of violence. A world rather like our own.
The ancient Greeks hold a mirror up to us in which we see all the desolation and delusion of our lives but also the terrifying beauty and intensity of existence. This is not a time for consolation prizes and the fatuous banalities of the self-help industry and pop philosophy.
Tragedy allows us to glimpse, in its harsh and unforgiving glare, the burning core of our aliveness. If we give ourselves the chance to look at tragedy, we might see further and more clearly.
Editions of Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781524747947
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780525564645
- EBook
- ISBN 9781524747954
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781984846495
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781984846501
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From the moderator of The New York Times philosophy blog \"The Stone,\" a book that argues that if we want to understand ourselves we have to go back to theater, to the stage of our lives
Tragedy presents a world of conflict and troubling emotion, a world where private and public lives collide and collapse. A world where morality is ambiguous and the powerful humiliate and destroy the powerless. A world where justice always seems to be on both sides of a conflict and sugarcoated words serve as cover for clandestine operations of violence. A world rather like our own.
The ancient Greeks hold a mirror up to us in which we see all the desolation and delusion of our lives but also the terrifying beauty and intensity of existence. This is not a time for consolation prizes and the fatuous banalities of the self-help industry and pop philosophy.
Tragedy allows us to glimpse, in its harsh and unforgiving glare, the burning core of our aliveness. If we give ourselves the chance to look at tragedy, we might see further and more clearly.
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What is Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us about?
From the moderator of The New York Times philosophy blog \"The Stone,\" a book that argues that if we want to understand ourselves we have to go back to theater, to the stage of our lives
Tragedy presents a world of conflict and troubling emotion, a world where private and public lives collide and collapse. A world where morality is ambiguous and the powerful humiliate and destroy the powerless. A world where justice always seems to be on both sides of a conflict and sugarcoated words serve as cover for clandestine operations of violence. A world rather like our own.
The ancient Greeks hold a mirror up to us in which we see all the desolation and delusion of our lives but also the terrifying beauty and intensity of existence. This is not a time for consolation prizes and the fatuous banalities of the self-help industry and pop philosophy.
Tragedy allows us to glimpse, in its harsh and unforgiving glare, the burning core of our aliveness. If we give ourselves the chance to look at tragedy, we might see further and more clearly.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us?
Philosophy and Religion > Philosophy > Philosophical traditions and schools of thought
Where can I read a sample of Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781524747947
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us?
Simon Critchley
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Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781524747947) and paperback(ISBN 9780525564645) and ebook(ISBN 9781524747954) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781984846495) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781984846501)
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