The Philosophy of Tragedy

Julian (Wake Forest University, North Carolina) Young

Cambridge University Press, 2013

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Written in an accessible style, this is a full survey of the philosophy of tragedy from antiquity to the present. From Aristotle to Žižek, philosophers have asked: why, notwithstanding its distressing content, do we value tragedy? Some point to a certain pleasure that results from tragedy, others to the knowledge we gain from tragedy - of psychology, ethics, freedom or immortality.

ISBN-13
9781107621961
ISBN-10
1107621968
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2013
Publication date
2013-06-28
Pages
294
Dimensions
154x229x16
Weight
442