Tragedy as the Pop Art of Philosophizing. A Comparative Study of the Notion of Phronesis (Practical Wisdom) in Sophocles’ Antigone and Aristotle.

Abstract

The connection between philosophy and tragedy has been widely known, since they both offer a constructive dialogue through which people find a common ground of common growth. Particular aim of this thesis is to trace the common ground, regarding the concept of phronesis as the essential element of a virtuous and happy life, between Sophocles’ play Antigone and Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. based on our findings, both thinkers put great emphasis on the importance of phronesis, since only by following this path an individual can enjoy the virtuous life. Thus, the importance of tragedy as an educative tool is once more confirmed.