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Euripides on the Loss of a Child

By Robin Bates | Published: October 16, 2023

Euripides helped philosopher Nussbaum handle the death of her daughter. This is one of literature’s great gifts.

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Bolton’s Preventive War, Greek Style

By Robin Bates | Published: March 27, 2018

Incoming national security advisor John Bolton favors preventive war. Euripides describes an egregious act of prevention in the killing of Hector’s child in “The Trojan Women.”

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