Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us

Key Insight 1: Tragedy Reveals Our Fragility and Dependency

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Key Insight 2: Fate Requires Our Freedom

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Key Insight 3: Tragedy Exposes the Disjunctions of Truth

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Key Insight 4: Grief and Rage Are the Wellsprings of Tragedy

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Key Insight 5: Tragedy Is Wisdom Through Deception

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Key Insight 6: Justice Is Conflict, Reason Is Limited

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Key Insight 7: Tragedy Is a Dialectical Mode of Experience

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Key Insight 8: Tragedy Queers Norms and Troubles Gender

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Key Insight 9: The Gods Represent Forces Beyond Our Control

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Key Insight 10: Tragedy Challenges Moral Psychology

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Key Insight 11: Tragedy's Philosophy Opposes Philosophy's Tragedy

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