Tragic Views Of The Human Condition
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Tragic Views Of The Human Condition
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Author : Lourens Minnema
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2013-06-06
Tragic Views Of The Human Condition written by Lourens Minnema and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-06 with Religion categories.
Can tragic views of the human condition as known to Westerners through Greek and Shakespearean tragedy be identified outside European culture, in the Indian culture of Hindu epic drama? In what respects can the Mahabharata epic's and the Bhagavadgita's views of the human condition be called 'tragic' in the Greek and Shakespearean senses of the word? Tragic views of the human condition are primarily embedded in stories. Only afterwards are these views expounded in theories of tragedy and in philosophical anthropologies. Minnema identifies these embedded views of human nature by discussing the ways in which tragic stories raise a variety of anthropological issues-issues such as coping with evil, suffering, war, death, values, power, sacrifice, ritual, communication, gender, honour, injustice, knowledge, fate, freedom. Each chapter represents one cluster of tragic issues that are explored in terms of their particular (Greek, English, Indian) settings before being compared cross-culturally. In the end, the underlying question is: are Indian views of the human condition very different from Western views?
Tragic Views Of The Human Condition
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Author : Lourens Minnema
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Tragic Views Of The Human Condition written by Lourens Minnema and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
Facing Tragedies
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Author : Christopher Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2009
Facing Tragedies written by Christopher Hamilton and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Philosophy categories.
The essays in this volume grew out of the reflections and discussions conducted during the second international conference "Impulses from Salzburg" from May 6 to 9, 2008, on "Facing Tragedies". In accordance with the aims of this project, participants were asked to reflect not simply on the nature and meaning of tragedy but also on ways in which those who are the victims of tragedy make sense of, or cope with, their condition. It was recognised that abstract reflection is important in this regard, but also that such reflection must be rooted in ordinary, everyday. experience, and thus the conference had as one of its aims the attempt to ensure that philosophical reflection not lose the moorings it needs in the reality of ordinary life.
A Cultural History Of Tragedy In The Modern Age
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Author : Jennifer Wallace
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-05-20
A Cultural History Of Tragedy In The Modern Age written by Jennifer Wallace and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-20 with History categories.
In this book leading scholars come together to provide a comprehensive, wide-ranging overview of tragedy in theatre and other media from 1920 to the present. The 20th century is often considered to have witnessed the death of tragedy as a theatrical genre, but it was marked by many tragic events and historical catastrophes, from two world wars and genocide to the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the anticipation and onset of climate change. The authors in this volume wrestle with this paradox and consider the degree to which the definitions, forms and media of tragedy were transformed in the modern period and how far the tragic tradition-updated in performance-still spoke to 20th- and 21st-century challenges. While theater remains the primary focus of investigation in this strikingly illustrated book, the essays also cover tragic representation-often re-mediated, fragmented and provocatively questioned-in film, art and installation, photography, fiction and creative non-fiction, documentary reporting, political theory and activism. Since 24/7 news cycles travel fast and modern crises cross borders and are reported across the globe more swiftly than in previous centuries, this volume includes intercultural encounters, various forms of hybridity, and postcolonial tragic representations. Each chapter takes a different theme as its focus: forms and media; sites of performance and circulation; communities of production and consumption; philosophy and social theory; religion, ritual and myth; politics of city and nation; society and family, and gender and sexuality.
Philosophy Humor And The Human Condition
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Author : Lydia Amir
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-12-19
Philosophy Humor And The Human Condition written by Lydia Amir and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-19 with Philosophy categories.
This book presents an original worldview, Homo risibilis, wherein self-referential humor is proposed as the path leading from a tragic view of life to a liberating embrace of human ridicule. Humor is presented as a conceptual tool for holding together contradictions and managing the unresolvable conflict of the human condition till Homo risibilis resolves the inherent tension without epistemological cost. This original approach to the human condition allows us to effectively address life’s ambiguities without losing sight of its tragic overtones and brings along far-ranging personal and social benefits. By defining the problem that other philosophies and many religions attempt to solve in terms we can all relate to, Homo risibilis enables an understanding of the Other that surpasses mere tolerance. Its egalitarian vision roots an ethic of compassion without requiring metaphysical or religious assumptions and liberates the individual for action on others’ behalf. It offers a new model of rationality which effectively handles and eventually resolves the tension between oneself, others, and the world at large. Amir’s view of the human condition transcends the field of philosophy of humor. An original worldview that fits the requirements of traditional philosophy, Homo risibilis is especially apt to answer contemporary concerns. It embodies the minimal consensus we need in order to live together and the active role philosophy should responsibly play in a global world. Here developed for the first time in a complete way, the Homo risibilis worldview is not only liberating in nature, but also illuminates the shortcomings of other philosophies in their attempts to secure harmony in a disharmonious world for a disharmonious human being.
Ancient Greeks On The Human Condition
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Author : Matthew Sims
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2021-08-19
Ancient Greeks On The Human Condition written by Matthew Sims and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-19 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book examines the writings of four ancient Greeks-Homer, Thucydides, Euripides, and Aristophanes. Each of these four individuals represents a different approach toward the human condition, ranging from the heroic and tragic to the comic and absurd. This book focuses on how the human condition can best be understood within the framework of these four perspectives by examining the major contributions of these Greek writers, whether in the form of epic (Homer's Iliad), history (Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War), or drama (the plays of Euripides and Aristophanes). These various perceptions of Greek thought illuminate our understanding of what it means to be fully human. By focusing on the concepts of the heroic, tragic, comic, and absurd, we can see how these ancient Greek authors still provide key insights for us today as they clarify those timeless features that define the human condition.
The Tragic Drama Of The Greeks
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Author : Arthur Elam Haigh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
The Tragic Drama Of The Greeks written by Arthur Elam Haigh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Greek drama (Tragedy) categories.
The Journal Of Liberal Religion
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1942
The Journal Of Liberal Religion written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1942 with Unitarianism categories.
Includes section "Book reviews."
Aspects Of French Literature
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Author : Robert James Nelson
language : en
Publisher: New York, Appleton-Century-Crofts
Release Date : 1961
Aspects Of French Literature written by Robert James Nelson and has been published by New York, Appleton-Century-Crofts this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Literary Collections categories.
The Greek View Of Life
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Author : Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
language : en
Publisher: London : Methuen
Release Date : 1896
The Greek View Of Life written by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson and has been published by London : Methuen this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Civilization, Homeric categories.