Sadler's Lectures
Aristotle, Poetics - Character, Choice, And Tragedy - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, the Poetics, focusing on Aristotle's discussion of character (Ä“thos), which he identifies as the second most important element or part of tragedy. He tells us:
"Character is that which reveals moral choice - that is, when otherwise unclear, what kinds of thing an agent chooses or rejects (which is why speeches in which there is nothing at all the speaker chooses or rejects contain no character); while thought covers the parts in which they demonstrate that something is or is not so, or declare a general view.
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- Broadcast on:
- 30 Jan 2024