Swinging in the Mist

As I have progressed through my various levels of education, I have noticed a definite shift in the last few years. While I once learned solid facts, now I am being taught the skill of trapping abstract ideas and applying them. As we are focusing on law, justice, leadership, and morality, all of these subjects seem increasingly abstract. Completely wrapping my head around one subject seems nearly impossible, as situations are presented which contradict each other entirely. It takes a human mind, the human spirit perhaps, to decipher each situation.

Oedipus and Creon do what they believe is right for society and the protection of their people. It is only for their lapses in judgment and emotional undercurrents that sway their decision that ends up being their downfall.

This presents the question, can we blame a leader for being human?
In economics, we have learned the most typical answer for difficult questions such as these is as simple as, it depends. Oedipus has the gods working against him from before his conception, while Creon crafts his own downfall through his actions. Is one leader better than the other? Perhaps. One may try and answer this question, but they are truly swinging in the mist, looking for something solid through the philosophical concepts that we focus on.