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The aim is to examine how truth is revealed through time in Sophocles' works, focusing on Oedipus Tyrannus and Oedipus at Colonus.

August 10, 2026Open Access

Sophocles' Oedipus and the Temporal Constitution of Truth

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The aim is to examine how truth is revealed through time in Sophocles' works, focusing on Oedipus Tyrannus and Oedipus at Colonus.
Literary analysis of Sophocles' texts.
Philosophical engagement with thinkers like Heraclitus, Aristotle, and Hegel.
Critical examination of the themes of time and truth disclosure.
Truth is revealed through the lived experience over time, not by external prophecies or investigations.
Contrasts between external truth and personal revelation are highlighted, complicating the nature of knowledge.
Philosophical implications illustrate that possessing truth is fleeting and cannot be fully owned.

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This analysis explores truth disclosures in Sophocles' Oedipus dramas, suggesting deep philosophical implications.

Moreno Nourizadeh (2026) studied this question.

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