An Economic Approach to Homer's Odyssey: Part I - Econlib
What does it mean to be a hero in the liminal? Perhaps not what it means to be a hero in the regular world. It may be that there is an inversion at play — that to survive the underworld, we need to embody the opposing qualities of our old culture. Humility over control. Surrender and acceptance over striving and efforting. This does not mean
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Reading is like downloading thoughts. Religion is simply a designed vehicle for transporting ideas across time. Who controls history? That’s the issue with our modern day, isn’t it? Everything is interdependent and related: Nature, chemistry, and engineering are the standards from which ergonomics, geopolitics, and culture grow. Reality is that... See more
The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides (Modern Library Classics)
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