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September 22, 2009

The Human Problem in "Helen"

The one (long) sentence version, formulating the central human problem in Euripides' "Helen":

We must rely on unreliable appearances, knowing there is a fixed truth (fate), & knowing there are active agents (gods) manipulating circumstances, & needing to act anyway, influenced by our own desires and goals.

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