Unwritten Laws? Legacies from Antigone and Lycurgus

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Thu Feb 20 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

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Gresham College | London, EN

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Sophocles’ Antigone refers to “unwritten laws”, the idea that laws are more effective when learned by memory & observation than when written
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Sophocles’ Antigone refers to “unwritten laws”, as does Thucydides’ Pericles. From the late fifth century BCE, the idea that laws are more effective when learned by memory and observation than when written down creates a distinctive current in political reflections. Plutarch even claimed the Spartan lawgiver Lycurgus had prohibited the writing down of his laws. This lecture considers how Greek authors’ reflections on the interplay between writing and orality remain relevant to modern debates about ethical formation.

A lecture by  Professor Melissa Lane

This event is also available to watch live online. To register, visit:  gres.hm/unwritten-laws

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