The Tragedy That Was Athens

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The Tragedy That Was Athens

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Alex Holzman sees the history of Golden Age Athens as a play with Pericles and Socrates as its tragic heroes.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/136/The_Tragedy_That_Was_Athens
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Philosophy Now wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 2:26 pm Alex Holzman sees the history of Golden Age Athens as a play with Pericles and Socrates as its tragic heroes.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/136/Th ... Was_Athens
They are better viewed as comic heroes.
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