Homer on the Gods and Human Virtue: Creating the Foundations of Classical Civilization

ISBN-13: 9780521141550 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 281 str.

Peter J. Ahrensdorf

Opis

This book seeks to restore Homer to his rightful place among the principal figures in political and moral philosophy.

Recenzje

'To call Peter J. Ahrensdorf's book on Homer 'thought-provoking' would be an understatement, as the length and substance of this review might convince you. It is a book to be read and reread, enjoyed and argued with, a book that will, with its swift pace and disarming forthrightness, whisk you through it in a few sittings.' Robert Goldberg, Interpretation: A Journal of Political Philosophy

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The theology of Homer; 2. Achilles and Hector; 3. Achilles and the limits of virtue; 4. Odysseus and Achilles.