Electronic Resource
Cambridge
:
Cambridge University Press
Greece and Rome
26 (1979), S. 32-47
ISSN:
0017-3835
Source:
Cambridge Journals Digital Archives
Topics:
Archaeology
,
Classical Studies
Notes:
In a previous article I argued that the most successful approach to the concept of hybris was through the definition of Aristotle, who placed the core of the concept in behaviour that was intended gratuitously to inflict dishonour and shame upon others; such an account, I argued, would be able adequately to explain the meaning and moral force of the term in authors from Homer to Aristotle, and was more precise than the account offered by D. M. MacDowell, who had defined hybris as self-indulgent misuse of energy or power. In a number of areas of Greek literature, however, different interpretations of hybris have been and still are widely held; I wish here to suggest briefly how my account will stand in these areas as well.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0017383500026681
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