Ira Avneri
Biographic Data
| ID | 6871790 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ira Avneri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ira |
| FAMILY NAME | Avneri |
| SIGNATURE | AVNERI I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tel Aviv University |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-2320-9443 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The vertical axis and the agôn between theatre and philosophy
This article explores the controversy between ancient Greek dramatists and their fellow philosophers over the vertical axis, with special reference to Socrates. I begin with a discussion of the vertical axis in Greek theatre, and turn to Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus to discuss the vertical as a manifestation of the tragic preference ascribed to our “divine” upper body over our “bestial” lower body. Then, I discuss the deus ex machina as an image o…
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The vertical axis and the agôn between theatre and philosophy
This article explores the controversy between ancient Greek dramatists and their fellow philosophers over the vertical axis, with special reference to Socrates. I begin with a discussion of the vertical axis in Greek theatre, and turn to Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus to discuss the vertical as a manifestation of the tragic preference ascribed to our “divine” upper body over our “bestial” lower body. Then, I discuss the deus ex machina as an image o…
Classical Philosophy and Thought (1 work) · French Literature and Critical Theory (1 work) · Geometry (1 work) · History, Culture, and Society (1 work) · Mathematics (1 work) · Vertical axis (1 work)