Megalopsychia- Kenneth Smith
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Eudaimonia is natural fatalism, the self-destiny of character--daimones being traditionally the lowest-order divinities, steering us to our unknown ends. Sometimes disaster befalls us because we veer from our own intrinsic good sense; sometimes it occurs because we have followed our own intrinsic good sense but this is rooted in an ultimately or obscurely dysdaimonic character. Tragedy is not always the result of a "mistake"; or sometimes the mistake lies in what we are, not what we do. Unlike mere misfortune or chance, tragedy is rooted in primal actions and preconceptions of our character. Petty-souled individuals (micropsychia) are unlikely to bring tragedy on themselves; in a way, they already are tragic beings normally and all of the time. Only ambitious and self-driving individuals of great soul (megalopsychia) bring on themselves the risk of tragedy in its truest form, a radical overstepping of bounds.
Dr. Kenneth Smith is a writer, columnist, philosopher, retired teacher and artist. Dr. Smith has agreed to meet with us and give an interactive seminar on this philosophical issue.
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