Tri odgovora na bol iz svijeta grčke mudrosti i pjesme
3 answers on pain from the word of Greek philosophy and poetry
Author(s): Ivan MatičevićSubject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Društvo hrvatskih književnika Herceg-Bosne
Keywords: pain; Homer; Heraklit; Platon; tragedy; god.
Summary/Abstract: This work presents some answers on the question of pain and suffering in the ancient greek philosophy and poetry. There a three possible answers, and each and every one of them provides one kind of solution to the problem. First answer is that Zeus is provider of good as the bad which is present in human life. Second answer speaks about relations between gods and men. Third answer provides solution that labour is solution and alleviation in human life, as a gift from the gods. Only hard work is solution to the problems in the world and in life of mortal men.
Journal: Osvit
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 81-82
- Page Range: 222-233
- Page Count: 12