Neoptolemus' indecision in Sophocles' Philoctetes. A philosophical reading

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Autor(a) principal: Ciruzzi, Luciano
Data de Publicação: 2022
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Resumo: Among the Sophoclean heroes, the figure that stands out is the one of Neoptolemus, in particular because of his difficulty when successfully delivering a course of an action. The young man assumes to carry out a ruse devised by Odysseus in order to obtain the infallible bow of Philoctetes, who has been living for ten years marooned in the deserted island of Lemnos. But once being close to his goal, he is suddenly seized by a doubt that prevents him from achieving such purpose, and therefore undermining his capacity as an agent. Neoptolemus eventually confesses to the lonely islander the dishonest motive for his presence, and, by excusing himself, claims to be governed by a"necessity"(v.923:ananke). This paper will firstly expose the context of development and characteristics of the plan devised by the ingenious king of Ithaca; and will secondly explain Neoptolemus' indecision based on the particular relationship between his discourse and the reality he pretends; moreover it will emphasize the ontological derivations of the central conflict of the play and, finally, it will enter in to the practical corollaries regarding the previous points.
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spelling Neoptolemus' indecision in Sophocles' Philoctetes. A philosophical readingLa indecisión de Neoptólemo en el Filoctetes de Sófocles. Una lectura filosóficaPhiloctetesNeoptolemusindecisionpractical impotencewillFiloctetesNeoptólemoindecisiónimpotencia prácticavoluntadAmong the Sophoclean heroes, the figure that stands out is the one of Neoptolemus, in particular because of his difficulty when successfully delivering a course of an action. The young man assumes to carry out a ruse devised by Odysseus in order to obtain the infallible bow of Philoctetes, who has been living for ten years marooned in the deserted island of Lemnos. But once being close to his goal, he is suddenly seized by a doubt that prevents him from achieving such purpose, and therefore undermining his capacity as an agent. Neoptolemus eventually confesses to the lonely islander the dishonest motive for his presence, and, by excusing himself, claims to be governed by a"necessity"(v.923:ananke). This paper will firstly expose the context of development and characteristics of the plan devised by the ingenious king of Ithaca; and will secondly explain Neoptolemus' indecision based on the particular relationship between his discourse and the reality he pretends; moreover it will emphasize the ontological derivations of the central conflict of the play and, finally, it will enter in to the practical corollaries regarding the previous points. De entre los héroes sofócleos, la figura de Neoptólemo sobresale por su particular dificultad para comprometerse de manera definitiva con un curso de acción. El joven acepta llevar a cabo un engaño pergeñado por Odiseo para obtener el arco infalible de Filoctetes, quien vive hace diez años abandonado en la isla desierta de Lemnos. Pero una vez avanzada la treta, cuando se aproxima realmente al objetivo, de pronto se ve asaltado por una duda que le impide seguir adelante, de manera tal que se desdibuja su posición de agente capaz de concretar el plan. Neoptólemo termina por confesar al solitario isleño el motivo fraudulento de su presencia, y, excusándose, aduce estar gobernado por una “necesidad” (v.923: ananke).En este trabajo presentaré, en primer lugar,las condiciones de emergencia y las características del plan ideado por el ingenioso rey de Ítaca; en segundo lugar, una explicación de la indecisión de Neoptólemo a partir de la particular relación entre su discurso y la realidadque pretende referir; en tercer lugar, me centraré en las derivas ontológicas del conflicto central de la obra y, finalmente, avanzaré sobre los corolarios prácticos que se siguen de lo laborado en los puntos anteriores.     Cátedra UNESCO Archai (Universidade de Brasília); Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal; Annablume Editora, São Paulo, Brasil2022-06-18info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticlesArtigosapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/article/view/4805210.14195/1984-249X_32_09Revista Archai; No. 32 (2022): Archai 32 (2022); e03209Archai Journal; n. 32 (2022): Archai 32 (2022); e032091984-249X2179-4960reponame:Revista Archai (Online)instname:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)instacron:UNBspahttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/article/view/48052/36728Copyright (c) 2022 Luciano Ciruzzihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCiruzzi, Luciano2023-04-18T15:51:27Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/48052Revistahttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archaiPUBhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/oai||archaijournal@unb.br|| cornelli@unb.br1984-249X1984-249Xopendoar:2023-04-18T15:51:27Revista Archai (Online) - Universidade de Brasília (UnB)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Neoptolemus' indecision in Sophocles' Philoctetes. A philosophical reading
La indecisión de Neoptólemo en el Filoctetes de Sófocles. Una lectura filosófica
title Neoptolemus' indecision in Sophocles' Philoctetes. A philosophical reading
spellingShingle Neoptolemus' indecision in Sophocles' Philoctetes. A philosophical reading
Ciruzzi, Luciano
Philoctetes
Neoptolemus
indecision
practical impotence
will
Filoctetes
Neoptólemo
indecisión
impotencia práctica
voluntad
title_short Neoptolemus' indecision in Sophocles' Philoctetes. A philosophical reading
title_full Neoptolemus' indecision in Sophocles' Philoctetes. A philosophical reading
title_fullStr Neoptolemus' indecision in Sophocles' Philoctetes. A philosophical reading
title_full_unstemmed Neoptolemus' indecision in Sophocles' Philoctetes. A philosophical reading
title_sort Neoptolemus' indecision in Sophocles' Philoctetes. A philosophical reading
author Ciruzzi, Luciano
author_facet Ciruzzi, Luciano
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ciruzzi, Luciano
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Philoctetes
Neoptolemus
indecision
practical impotence
will
Filoctetes
Neoptólemo
indecisión
impotencia práctica
voluntad
topic Philoctetes
Neoptolemus
indecision
practical impotence
will
Filoctetes
Neoptólemo
indecisión
impotencia práctica
voluntad
description Among the Sophoclean heroes, the figure that stands out is the one of Neoptolemus, in particular because of his difficulty when successfully delivering a course of an action. The young man assumes to carry out a ruse devised by Odysseus in order to obtain the infallible bow of Philoctetes, who has been living for ten years marooned in the deserted island of Lemnos. But once being close to his goal, he is suddenly seized by a doubt that prevents him from achieving such purpose, and therefore undermining his capacity as an agent. Neoptolemus eventually confesses to the lonely islander the dishonest motive for his presence, and, by excusing himself, claims to be governed by a"necessity"(v.923:ananke). This paper will firstly expose the context of development and characteristics of the plan devised by the ingenious king of Ithaca; and will secondly explain Neoptolemus' indecision based on the particular relationship between his discourse and the reality he pretends; moreover it will emphasize the ontological derivations of the central conflict of the play and, finally, it will enter in to the practical corollaries regarding the previous points.
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