Browsing by Autor "Santiago Eslava-Bejarano"

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A Noble Pity. ἔλεος in Plato’s Philosophy
(John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, 2022) Santiago Eslava-Bejarano
This article examines Plato’s remarks on compassion to show that his apparent rejection of this emotion is, in fact, a rejection of a kind of ill-founded compassion. In the first section, I argue that his criticisms in the Apology and the Republic are not directed to compassion per se, but to instances in which this emotion betrays false beliefs and is felt in improper contexts. Thus, Plato’s criticisms leave room for an appropriate type of pity that should be grounded on true beliefs about harm, virtue, and justice. In the second section, I address Plato’s remarks on compassion in the Gorgias and the Laws, where he asserts that it should be felt towards the unpunished wrongdoer. I argue that such a disposition to feel compassion appropriately - which I have called a “noble compassion”, akin to the “noble anger” (θυμός γενναῖος) present in the Laws – is an important feature of the character of an ideal citizen. Thus, for Plato, compassion could contribute to psychological well-being and social order. By inspecting the cognitive and contextual conditions that enable a noble compassion in Platonic philosophy, this article aims to contribute to the study of a crucial emotion both in Greek and Christian philosophy.
El arco y la bestia: Soledad, metamorfosis y deshumanización en Filoctetes de Sófocles
(Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, 2019) Santiago Eslava-Bejarano
Sophocles’ Philoctetes is the tragedy of a man driven to the limits of his own human nature in a context of total abandonment. In this article, I intend to show that the eponym hero of this tragedy suffers ametamorphosis in which he abandons his human condition andconsciously assumes his own animality. To do this, I will focus on themeaning that the bow and its loss have for the hero and, also, on theapostrophes that express his new relationship with the surroundingenvironment.
Los límites del odio: la compasión de Odiseo en Áyax de Sófocles
(National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2019) Santiago Eslava-Bejarano
En el prólogo de Áyax, Odiseo se compadece de su enemigo en desgracia. Este artículo se ocupa de la dimensión ética de esta emoción y del lugar que juega en la obra. Un estudio de las condiciones cognitivas que la soportan permite comprender la relación que tiene con una determinada noción de justicia y, además, muestra la unidad misma de esta tragedia, comúnmente puesta en duda. Finalmente, a partir de esta investigación es posible reconocer que Sófocles presenta una visión de mundo de acuerdo con la cual el odio y el sufrimiento que es justo infligir a un enemigo tienen límites.