HESIOD: THE EDUCATIONAL MEANING OF HIS DEFENSE OF DIVINE JUSTICE AND WORK

Abstract

This article aims to analyze The works and days of Hesiod (700 B.C.), who asks Zeus to correct justice on earth with his superior justice, while trying to convince his brother Perses to abandon the lawsuit related to his father's inheritance and dedicate himself to a dignified and virtuous life.  focused on work and respect for justice. In his argument, a model of life is developed, based on which man could act and position himself in Greek society, whose crisis already pointed to social transformations. Therefore, in methodological terms, this reflection is not limited to Hesiod's personal problem, but contemplates larger issues that guided that historical moment, composing a stage of struggle and legal and social demands. The relationship that the author established between religion and justice and justice and work was privileged, as well as his considerations regarding agrarian education and justice. The discussion contained in the article is justified because the theme involves a divided society in which individuals and interest groups, political and ideological motivations discredited justice when it did not serve their interests.