Medea in Thomas Hobbes: Sedition and Seduction

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The present article inquires into the uses of Medea’s tragedy as a representation of political sedition in the XVII century, especially in Hobbes’ works who introduces the myth with few variations three times in his work. We are interested in the semantic shifts in the use of a tragedy that, for mul...

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Autor principal: Arbuet Osuna, Camila
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Publicado: Escuela de Filosofía. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes, Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2021
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Thomas Hobbes
Medea
regicide
tragedy
regicidio
tragedia
Acceso en línea:https://cuadernosfilosoficos.unr.edu.ar/index.php/cf/article/view/121
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spelling I15-R231-article-1212022-02-02T22:29:32Z Medea in Thomas Hobbes: Sedition and Seduction Medea en Thomas Hobbes: Sedición y Seducción Arbuet Osuna, Camila Thomas Hobbes Medea regicide tragedy Thomas Hobbes Medea regicidio tragedia The present article inquires into the uses of Medea’s tragedy as a representation of political sedition in the XVII century, especially in Hobbes’ works who introduces the myth with few variations three times in his work. We are interested in the semantic shifts in the use of a tragedy that, for multiple reasons –to which we will later return– works as an epochal catalyzer of the political and moral dangers with which regicide is symbolically burdened. This constant role, identifiable in the versions of Euripides, Seneca, and Corneille, combines differently -through history- the pairing of seduction and sedition that we try to reconstruct as a convergent element of the tragic vision of politics that runs through Hobbes work. Finally, we explore how classic tragedy is used by Bramhall in his debate with Hobbes, highlighting the connection between tragic and heretical readings of the philosopher. El presente artículo indaga en los usos de la tragedia de Medea como representación de la sedición en la política del siglo XVII, especialmente en la obra de Hobbes quien inserta el mito con pequeñas modificaciones tres veces en su obra. Nos interesa pensar esos corrimientos semánticos en el uso de una tragedia que por múltiples motivos –sobre los que volveremos– funciona como un catalizador epocal de los peligros políticos y morales con los que se carga simbólicamente al regicidio. Esta función constante, que se puede rastrear en las versiones de Eurípides, Séneca y Corneille, aúna de modo diferente –a través la historia– el par seducción y sedición que nos interesa reconstruir como elemento concomitante a una visión trágica de la política que atraviesa la matriz hobbesiana. Finalmente, exploraremos cómo la tragedia clásica es utilizada por Bramhall en su debate con Hobbes propiciando un contacto entre la lectura trágica y la lectura herética del filósofo. Escuela de Filosofía. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes, Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2021-12-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed original papers. Double-blind Artículos originales evaluados por pares. Doble ciego application/pdf https://cuadernosfilosoficos.unr.edu.ar/index.php/cf/article/view/121 10.35305/cf2.vi18.121 Cuadernos Filosóficos / Segunda Época; No. 18 (2021) Cuadernos Filosóficos / Segunda Época; Núm. 18 (2021) 2683-9024 1850-3667 spa https://cuadernosfilosoficos.unr.edu.ar/index.php/cf/article/view/121/136 Derechos de autor 2021 Camila Arbuet https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0
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topic Thomas Hobbes
Medea
regicide
tragedy
Thomas Hobbes
Medea
regicidio
tragedia
spellingShingle Thomas Hobbes
Medea
regicide
tragedy
Thomas Hobbes
Medea
regicidio
tragedia
Arbuet Osuna, Camila
Medea in Thomas Hobbes: Sedition and Seduction
topic_facet Thomas Hobbes
Medea
regicide
tragedy
Thomas Hobbes
Medea
regicidio
tragedia
author Arbuet Osuna, Camila
author_facet Arbuet Osuna, Camila
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title Medea in Thomas Hobbes: Sedition and Seduction
title_short Medea in Thomas Hobbes: Sedition and Seduction
title_full Medea in Thomas Hobbes: Sedition and Seduction
title_fullStr Medea in Thomas Hobbes: Sedition and Seduction
title_full_unstemmed Medea in Thomas Hobbes: Sedition and Seduction
title_sort medea in thomas hobbes: sedition and seduction
description The present article inquires into the uses of Medea’s tragedy as a representation of political sedition in the XVII century, especially in Hobbes’ works who introduces the myth with few variations three times in his work. We are interested in the semantic shifts in the use of a tragedy that, for multiple reasons –to which we will later return– works as an epochal catalyzer of the political and moral dangers with which regicide is symbolically burdened. This constant role, identifiable in the versions of Euripides, Seneca, and Corneille, combines differently -through history- the pairing of seduction and sedition that we try to reconstruct as a convergent element of the tragic vision of politics that runs through Hobbes work. Finally, we explore how classic tragedy is used by Bramhall in his debate with Hobbes, highlighting the connection between tragic and heretical readings of the philosopher.
publisher Escuela de Filosofía. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes, Universidad Nacional de Rosario
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