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From Kafka on the ShoreOshima gazes deep into my eyes. "Listen, Kafka. What you're experiencing now is the motif of many Greek tragedies. Man doesn't choose fate. Fate chooses man. That's the basic worldview of Greek drama. And the sense of tragedy-- according to Aristotle-- comes, ironically enough, not from the protagonist's weak points but from

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[post_beat]

that's such a profound quote. the only thing though is that if you agree with it, then what does that say about virtue ethics? if you are a virtuous person, doesn't that mean that you are inherently doomed to feel anguish by the very ideals you hold dear?

is it really a metaphor or a warning?

food for thought : )

[sinmore]

yeah, i understood what this quote meant after you fell asleep. one of my virtues was liking frozen pizza and coping with stress by eating. how ironic that im overweight and unemployed? see you in hell oedipus.