Open AccessDu « nous devenons » athénien au « on est » contemporain
Author(s) -
Stéphane Fotis Roume,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
caietele echinox
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1582-960X
DOI - 10.24193/cechinox.2021.40.04
Subject(s) - tragedy (event) , representation (politics) , greek tragedy , politics , humanities , nous , democracy , art , aesthetics , literature , political science , law
"A personal comparison between the Athenian democracy and the condition of the contemporary individual could develop a deeper understanding of both of them. While Athenians are characterized by a public and political life in communion, we suggest that the contemporary individual, hidden behind his “representation”, is guided by his own interest. So, Athenians were living accepting the figure of the Other, as the Athenian tragedy and Dionysus’s special status can show us, whilst the contemporary individual can be compared with Narcissus, who is rejecting this same figure."