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Hmmm... the Greek tragedy 'The Bacchae' addresses the fate of a society which suppresses "anger" as she suggests. Suspiciously, it was not mentioned in Nussbaum
by gt_ 9y ago
Hmmm... the Greek tragedy 'The Bacchae' addresses the fate of a society which suppresses "anger" as she suggests. Suspiciously, it was not mentioned in Nussbaum's presentation. In the play, Thebes suppresses the less civil realities of earthly life until they punch back. Dionysus and the Furies unleash madness on Thebes as a result.
In this presentation, the furies are being distilled into little more than representations of anger which is quite simplistic and raises many contextual issues. In short, they are better contextually understood as representing earthly Dionysian vengeance, maybe we can say 'ugly truth' although I am uncomfortable with the tone this description has. The furies are 'chthonic' or 'of the earth.' They are associated with death and the more primordial makings of life itself.
Interpretations of Greek mythology abound and on the surface, this seems like one of the less thoughtful ones I have come across. I am noting it, however, and am curious how she defends these angles throughout her works. Please share if anyone has an explanation. I am less than anxious to buy her books.
- visvavasu 9y agoThank you, that was a shallow article.
- KGIII 9y agoIf you google her name and add PDF to the search terms, you come up with stuff like this: https://toleratedindividuality.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/the-fragility-of-goodness-luck-and-ethics-in-greek-tragedy-and-philosophy.pdf https://toleratedindividuality.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/t... I have no idea if that book is meant to be free or not. I also haven't read it. Like you, I was a bit curious about her writings and how she supported her views. So, I hit up Google and that's an example of one of the results. There are quite a few hits, often at .edu domains. Alas, it will be a little bit before I have time to read it.