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October 20, 2023
Pherecydes of Syros and the Occult Roots of Philosophy

Pherecydes of Syros and the Occult Roots of Philosophy

A peculiar self-congratulatory narrative runs throughout contemporary accounts of the history of Western philosophy. According to this narrative, philosophy is, by its very nature, co-extensive with a process of demytholigization. Whereas Greek poets attempted to explain the world mythologically by invoking the unseen operations of gods and spiritual forces, Greek philosophy, on this account, was …

June 5, 2023
The Individual and the Struggle of the Olympian Order: An Analysis of Hesiod’s Work

The Individual and the Struggle of the Olympian Order: An Analysis of Hesiod’s Work

“I celebrate myself, and sing myself, / and what I assume you shall assume, / for every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.”–Walt Whitman, Song of Myself. 1. The Call of Hesiod Our knowledge of ancient Greek theology is, to a large extent, mediated by the mind of Hesiod, the eighth century …

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