Torture And Truth (routledge Revivals)
by Page duBois /
2016 / English / PDF
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First published in 1991, this book ― through the examination
of ancient Greek literary, philosophical and legal texts
― analyses how the Athenian torture of slaves emerged from
and reinforced the concept of truth as something hidden in the
human body. It discusses the tradition of understanding truth as
something that is generally concealed and the ideas of ‘secret
space’ in both the female body and the Greek temple. This
philosophy and practice is related to Greek views of the ‘Other’
(women and outsiders) and considers the role of torture in
distinguishing slave and free in ancient Athens. A wide range of
perspectives ― from Plato to Sartre ― are employed
to examine the subject.
First published in 1991, this book ― through the examination
of ancient Greek literary, philosophical and legal texts
― analyses how the Athenian torture of slaves emerged from
and reinforced the concept of truth as something hidden in the
human body. It discusses the tradition of understanding truth as
something that is generally concealed and the ideas of ‘secret
space’ in both the female body and the Greek temple. This
philosophy and practice is related to Greek views of the ‘Other’
(women and outsiders) and considers the role of torture in
distinguishing slave and free in ancient Athens. A wide range of
perspectives ― from Plato to Sartre ― are employed
to examine the subject.
