In the light of Descartes's morale, how can we judge Horace's parricide in Corneille's eponymous play? While the honour as much as the glorious magnanimity of the Cornelian hero reflects an aristocratic code, the Cartesian generosity implies equality between oneself and the others, based on a shared community of free will. Moreover, while Corneille's tragedy maintains arul promote an ideology of power, arul that it's patriotic Roman character personifies stoician strictness, the Cartesian wisdom does not encourage any superseding of the human condition but consider liberty, and the right use of Reason, as the supreme perfection of man.
Generosità e parricidio. Descartes e l'Horace di Corneille
Luigi DELIA
2006
Abstract
In the light of Descartes's morale, how can we judge Horace's parricide in Corneille's eponymous play? While the honour as much as the glorious magnanimity of the Cornelian hero reflects an aristocratic code, the Cartesian generosity implies equality between oneself and the others, based on a shared community of free will. Moreover, while Corneille's tragedy maintains arul promote an ideology of power, arul that it's patriotic Roman character personifies stoician strictness, the Cartesian wisdom does not encourage any superseding of the human condition but consider liberty, and the right use of Reason, as the supreme perfection of man.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.