LITERATURE QUESTIONS
LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM
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What the hero thinks of himself
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The deliberations about the means and ends
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The hero’s opinion about the event
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The Chorus’ opinion about the event
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Detailed explanation-1: -For Aristotle, deliberation is an asymmetrical mode of reasoning: it systematically transforms wish, a desire for the end, into choice, a desire for the means as a way of getting the end. (Hence choice, prohairesis, is a getting (hairesis) of one thing-the means-in place of (pro) another thing, the end.)
Detailed explanation-2: -Thought, like sensation, is a matter of making judgments; but sensation concerns particulars, while intellectual knowledge is of universals. Reasoning may be practical or theoretical, and, accordingly, Aristotle distinguishes between a deliberative and a speculative faculty.
Detailed explanation-3: -On Aristotle’s view, all creatures, things, and activities have a final end, goal, or purpose, and each thing aims at some good. There are different goods, corresponding to the different creatures, arts, or sciences, and some ends are subordinate to other, more ultimate ends.
Detailed explanation-4: -Deliberation is a process of thoughtfully weighing options, usually prior to voting. Deliberation emphasizes the use of logic and reason as opposed to power-struggle, creativity, or dialogue.