Akrasia and irrationality in Euripides: notes on Hippolytus and Medea
Keywords:
Euripides, akrasia, weakness, Medea, HyppolitusAbstract
The main goal of this paper is to criticize the reading of two of Euripides plays, Hippolytus and Medea, that is offered in a 1983 paper by Terence Irwin titled Euripides and Socrates. In the end, I point out the necessity of a careful study of the different forms of irrationality displayed throughout Euripides works.Downloads
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