Episode 119: Nietzsche on Tragedy and the Psychology of Art
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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Antigone's Just a Name, but Antigones Justa Holder
Nica wants to prioritize, or lionize, eschalus and sophocles because he thinks their tragedies express unworkable, tragic situations. Nica: You don't get to know antigony enough as well as you would need to as a character to identify with her. It's the chorus, in a way, that does a lot of the empathizing. A few look back over antigone, or look at edipus. And the chorus is trying to call these emotions out of you, regardless of how well developed the characters are.
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