Oedipus Philosophus: A Thought Experiment. Issue 47 (2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moran, Jerome
• Is Part Of: Journal of classics teaching. Volume 24:Issue 47(2023)
• Page Start: 62
• Page End: 64
• Publication Date: 2023
• Subjects: Oedipus Rex -- Thought Experiment -- Oracles -- Modern Philosophy -- Truth; 480.07
• DOI: 10.1017/S2058631022000198
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2058-6310

Abstract

Abstract: This article has a four-fold purpose: (I) to point out the interface and overlap of Classics and Philosophy; (ii) to encourage the take-up of A level Philosophy as a fitting companion for Classics courses, linguistic and non-linguistic; (iii) to reinforce the correction of certain crucial misunderstandings about Sophocles' play, Oedipus Rex, especially concerning the agency of Oedipus both in the play and the back story of the play; (iv) to present a 'thought experiment' in order to show how modern philosophy might be applied to an ancient Greek play in order to resolve issues of truth and necessity.