tragedy is thinking in action, thinking upon action, for the sake of action
- Simon Critchley, Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us
The overwhelming experience of tragedy is a disorientation expressed in one bewildered and frequently repeated question: What shall I do?
- Simon Critchley, Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us
The first rule of war is sympathy with the enemy.
Simon Critchley, Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us