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Justice, the rule of the gods and the autonomy of humans

Justice, the rule of the gods and the autonomy of humans. The Melian Dialogue, Thuc . 5.84-116. If the Persian Wars suggested that. t he universe has a moral orientation and a comprehensible order, then …. Did the Peloponnesian War prove that.

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Justice, the rule of the gods and the autonomy of humans

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  1. Justice, the rule of the gods and the autonomy of humans The Melian Dialogue, Thuc. 5.84-116

  2. If the Persian Wars suggested that • the universe has a moral orientation and a comprehensible order, then …

  3. Did the Peloponnesian War prove that • the universe has no moral orientation and no comprehensible order?

  4. If the Persian Wars suggested that • the gods care, that they reward the good and punish transgressors, then …

  5. Did the Peloponnesian War prove that • the gods do not care, that they reward transgressors and punish the good?

  6. If the Persian Wars suggested that • human intelligence can guide our actions and help us understand the gods and their moral order, then …

  7. Did the Peloponnesian War prove that • human intelligence cannot guide our actions and we don’t understand the gods and their moral order?

  8. If the Persian Wars suggested that • humans are autonomous beings who can shape their own destinies, then …

  9. Did the Peloponnesian War prove that • humans are not autonomous beings and cannot shape their own destinies?

  10. Persian Wars to the Peloponnesian War

  11. Melian Dialogue, 416 BCE

  12. Melian Dialogue, 416 BCE • If you were an Athenian, what would be the core elements of your argument to try to persuade the Melians to yield? Can you defend your position on legal grounds? on moral grounds? • If you were a Melian, what would be the core elements of your arguments to try to persuade the Athenians to depart? Can you defend your position on legal grounds? on moral grounds?

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