POL SCI 119 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Rationality, Hubris, Happy Human
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Why tragedy matters as political or ethical education as aristotle argues. Seeing the consequences of actions, worthwhile to see if you are trying to be or act happily. We are designed to be excellent virtuous beings > helps to do so. General, sees himself as a ruler and has had to make decisions himself. Rationality and politics and political rule as oedipus is a king. Oedipus" curse: oedipus" father took a young boy from a house that he was a guest in and raped him > curses household. He has solved the riddle of the sphinx > earned his throne as a rational problem-solver. Blind to misery > oedipus is a pun of i know and i have seen , also becomes blind at the end. Establishes about blindness, knowledge, and desire for trust, along with oedipus" admiral self. Proud of his ability, takes credit for himself with small credit to gods.
