Is Oedipus A Good Man According To Aristotelian Ideals
Was Oedipus a good man who happened to suffer an unfortunate fate, or was he a truly bad person, whose fate was only just Oedipus was indeed a good man based on Aristotelian ideals of good and bad. I think the fate that befell him was really a cruel gift from the gods.
In his first encounters with the city of Thebes, Oedipus found them under the curse of the Sphinx. He actually gained his position of King of Thebes by rendering unto the city a great service, namely the salvation of the city from the Sphinx?s plague. Aristotle praised this type of cleverness and practical wisdom Oedipus exhibited in his solution to the riddle as being a component of overall goodness. If it were not for Oedipus? cleverness, the citizens would have suffered untold disasters at the merciless hands of the Sphinx. After proving his worth as a good man and his concern for the citizens of what was seemingly a foreign city, Oedipus was well liked by the people of Thebes.
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