Title Statement |
The tragic mind: fear, fate, and the burden of power / Robert D. Kaplan. |
Alternative Title(s) |
Fear, fate, and the burden of power |
Author |
Kaplan, Robert D., 1952- |
Publication |
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press,[2023]©2023 |
Extent of Item |
xiv, 135 pages ; |
ISBN |
9780300263862 (hardcover) |
Other Number |
pr07199938 |
Contents |
The battle of good against good --The age of Dionysus --Order : The ultimate necessity --Order and necessity must be obeyed, even when they are unjust --Order creates perpetual conflict between loyalty to the family and loyalty to the state --The state becomes the wellspring of ambition --Ambition and the struggle against tyranny and injustice --War and its horrors --Because war is ever-present, the burden of power is overwhelming --Imperial wars are decided by fate --From the suffering of heroes comes the essence of tragedy --The truth is possessed only by the old and the blind --Because different goods struggle against each other, we have consciences --Time is ungrateful. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
"A moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tragedy."-- |
Subjects & Genres |
By Topic |
Geopolitics |
International relations--History |
Political science--Decision making |
Political science--Philosophy |
Power (Social sciences)--History |
Tragedy--Philosophy |
By Genre |
Informational works |