In this interpretation of the Odyssey, Seth Benardete suggests that Homer may have been the first to philosophize in a Platonic sense. He argues that the Odyssey concerns precisely the relation between philosophy and poetry and, more broadly, the...
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In this interpretation of the Odyssey, Seth Benardete suggests that Homer may have been the first to philosophize in a Platonic sense. He argues that the Odyssey concerns precisely the relation between philosophy and poetry and, more broadly, the rational and the irrational in human beings
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Contents; Notice to the Reader; Preface; 1 The Beginnings; 2 Pattern and Will; 3 Odysseus's Choice; 4 Among the Phaeacians; 5 Odysseus's Own Story; 6 Odysseus's Lies; 7 Nonfated Things; 8 The Suitors and the City; 9 Recognitions; Notes; Index; About the Author;
