Prometheus (3 of 3) - Aeschylus' Theory-of-mind
Channel: Eric Luttrell
Date: 2017-02-14

This is the third video lecture for Unit 5: Prometheus. It focuses Aeschylus' play, Prometheus Bound. In it, I discuss a brief history of ancient Greek drama, Aeschylus' historical context, and the emergence of philosophical inquiry in 5th century Athens. I contrast Aeschylus' dramatic use of theory-of-mind with Hesiod's authoritarianism and propose that this psychological difference lies behind Aeschylus' elevation of Prometheus to a heroic figure (in contrast to Hesiod's condemnation of Prometheus as a disobedient subordinate).