Sacred Sin (Commentary on Sophocles' Antigone)

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Features: This book is written by Bernard Williams, an American classicist and political philosopher. As one of the outstanding students of the contemporary political philosopher Strauss, based on a deep foundation in classics and philosophy, Williams offers a brilliant and intricately nuanced interpretation of one of the greatest tragedies of ancient Greece, Antigone. The book analyzes the tension between the "justice" of the gods and human "justice," arguing that from the perspective of secular politics, the divine justice becomes a sacred sin. This tension between justice and righteousness runs through the political and social life of ancient Greece from beginning to end, and Antigone's tragedy is its concrete manifestation. Additionally, Williams analyzes the profound traditional Greek concepts of fate.