This article has a four-fold purpose: (I) to point out the interface and overlap of Classics and Philosophy; (ii) to encourage the take-up of A level Philosophy as a fitting companion for Classics courses, linguistic and non-linguistic; (iii) to reinforce the correction of certain crucial misunderstandings about Sophocles’ play, Oedipus Rex, especially concerning the agency of Oedipus both in the play and the back story of the play; (iv) to present a ‘thought experiment’ in order to show how modern philosophy might be applied to an ancient Greek play in order to resolve issues of truth and necessity.

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哲学家俄狄浦斯：一个思想实验

这篇文章有四个目的：（一）指出经典与哲学的接口和重叠；(ii) 鼓励学习 A level 哲学作为经典语言和非语言课程的合适伴侣；(iii) 加强纠正对索福克勒斯的戏剧《俄狄浦斯王》的某些重要误解，特别是关于俄狄浦斯在剧中和剧中背景故事中的作用；(iv) 提出一个“思想实验”，以展示现代哲学如何应用于古希腊戏剧以解决真理和必然性问题。