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But the task turns out to have been already accomplished, most notably perhaps
by Sophocles in the Philoctetes. Odysseus has been sent on a mission with
Neoptolemus, the son of Achilles, to secure Philoctetes' magical bow to aid in the
...
But the task turns out to have been already accomplished, most notably perhaps
by Sophocles in the Philoctetes. Odysseus has been sent on a mission with
Neoptolemus, the son of Achilles, to secure Philoctetes' magical bow to aid in the
...
Page 124
But Neoptolemus sees Odysseus' stratagem to deceive Philoctetes as
dishonourable. Philoctetes had been grossly wronged by the Greeks who had left
him to suffer for nine long years on Lemnos; Philoctetes has nevertheless
received ...
But Neoptolemus sees Odysseus' stratagem to deceive Philoctetes as
dishonourable. Philoctetes had been grossly wronged by the Greeks who had left
him to suffer for nine long years on Lemnos; Philoctetes has nevertheless
received ...
Page 127
In the Philoctetes it is essential to the action that Philoctetes by being left on a
desert island for ten years has not been merely exiled from the company of
mankind, but also from the status of a human being: 'You left me friendless,
solitary, ...
In the Philoctetes it is essential to the action that Philoctetes by being left on a
desert island for ten years has not been merely exiled from the company of
mankind, but also from the status of a human being: 'You left me friendless,
solitary, ...
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The Nature of Moral Disagreement Today and | 6 |
Social Content and Social Context | 22 |
The Predecessor Culture and the Enlightenment Project | 35 |
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