Failed Humanisn

In this reading, much of mod 20th century democracy has been a leading put down the garden path?and liberalism as we know it is blasted to failure. In other words, the Promethean impulse in all of us to build up up against what we feel is the oppressive nature of the universe is doomed to failure?just like it did with Prometheus himself. In a sense, what this interpretation is move to get across is that not all forgiving beings can even rise to the level of Prometheus (or the Superman in Nietzsche's terms). And there is a certain absurdity in trying to envision millions or billions of Prometheus-like characters all rising up against their chains. interestingly enough, translations of Prometheus Bound were popular in both pos

-Revolution Russia and China, indicating a certain connection between the myth and the notion of workers rising up to defeat their oppressors (Herrington, 1989). We have seen the results of such(prenominal) revolutions against the modern-day gods.

What, in effect is Prometheus Bound trying to conjecture? I believe that its strongest message (and there are wads of other, smaller ones) is that the acquisition of knowledge is good for the individual scarce not necessary for the state. As the state normally rules downstairs the power of law and the enforcement of those laws, individuals who try to question those laws (their logic, for example) are right away branded traitors or accused of treason. They must be moderate to keep those in power where they are. When a revolution occurs (when Prometheus breaks free), the drift turns and he becomes just like those in power in the lead him.

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