Wounded Heroes Vulnerability as a Virtue in Ancient GreekLiterature and Philosophy
Vulnerability is not often associated with virtue. Yet to be vulnerable is central to human experience. In this book, McCoy examines ways in which Greek epic, tragedy, and philosophy have important insights to offer about the nature of human vulnerability and how human beings might better come to te...
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