The boundaries of logic : “Antigone” interpreted by Heidegger and Brecht

Basing on Aristotelian logic, Freddie Rokem undertakes an analysis of one of the best known and most inspiring plays in the world - Sophocles' Antigone. The author focues on the interpretation proposed by Martin Heidegger and the adaptation by Bertolt Brecht (both based on Hölderlin’s translation). He also presents the circumstances in which both interpretations were born and their strong connection to the socio-political situation of Germany during the Second World War and right after its end. The author is particularly interested in syllogism and other logical structures in the speeches of the characters which define a human being in situations of conflict.