CAM podcast

Episode 45: The Place Where the Three Roads Meet, Part I

June 30, 2020 Season 1 Episode 45
CAM podcast
Episode 45: The Place Where the Three Roads Meet, Part I
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In this episode, Ellen analyzes sixteen lines from Sophocles' play Oedipus Rex, and wonders if the pagans understood the nature of violence better than we do.

0:00 Intro
2:08 Background to the play
5:03 Oedipus's narration of what happened at the place where three roads meet
20:41 Oedipus's later claim of self-defense
24:59 Key points of reflection
30:03 Two personal anecdotes

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Intro
Background to the play
Oedipus's narration of what happened at the place where three roads meet
Oedipus's later claim of self-defense
Key points of reflection
Two personal anecdotes