Divine fatality and human freedom in Sophocles
Sophocles' tragedies show us, more than a coincidence, the collaboration between divine fatality and human freedom, which today seems to us a paradox and a philosophical problem. However, Greek tragedy operates with a repertoire of images and notions inherited from mythical thought. It is from...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) |
| Repository: | Cordis: Revista Eletrônica de História Social da Cidade |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/71251 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cordis/article/view/71251 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Greek tragedy; Sophocles; mytical thought; divine fatalism; human freedom Greek tragedy Sophocles Mytical thought Divine fatalism Human freedom Tragédia grega Pensamento mítico Fatalidade divina Liberdade humana Sófocles |
| Summary: | Sophocles' tragedies show us, more than a coincidence, the collaboration between divine fatality and human freedom, which today seems to us a paradox and a philosophical problem. However, Greek tragedy operates with a repertoire of images and notions inherited from mythical thought. It is from the perspective of this way of thinking that we must understand this unexpected and paradoxical collaboration. In this study, the hermeneutic analysis of each of Sophocles' seven surviving tragedies shows how divine fatality constitutes the foundation and condition of human freedom. |
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