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Mythology & Philosophy Background & Extras
FOURTH PART · GODS, STORIES AND THINKING
Mythology & Philosophy
From the birth of the gods to the researched life. An extensive reading guide with 73 thematic chapters, 48 book overviews of the Ilias and Odyssey and 40 concepts.
Not just what happens, what it means.
Read story summaries, follow arguments and ask your own questions. Source versions, philosophical views and editorial interpretations are distinguished.
Your own reading route
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The mythical world
The mythical world
From Chaos to Olympus: gods, cosmic order, rituals and the difference between a story and a fixed belief system.
Read the floor →Heroes, monsters and famous myths
Perseus, Herakles, Jason, Orpheus and the borders of heroism, the stories are recounted and investigated as conflict.
Read the floor →Crete in mythology
Zeus, Europe, Minos, the labyrinth, Ariadne, Daidalos and Talos: stories that give the island a place in the Greek imagination.
Read the floor →Eps & tragedy
The Ilias: anger, honor and compassion
The epic book for book, with the central conflicts and the events that are just outside the Iliad.
Read the floor →The Odyssey: homecoming and identity
All 24 books, the story structure and the question of how a man can come home after war, travel and disguise.
Read the floor →Tragedy: when good reasons collide
Oedipus, Antigone, the Oresteia, Medea and the Bacchant. Dramatic stories in which knowledge, law and responsibility do not coincide easily.
Read the floor →Philosophical thinkers & schools
The early philosophers: what does the world carry?
Nature, change, are, number and argument. An overview of early questions, with attention to fragments and the limits of our knowledge.
Read the floor →Socrates and Plato: the life studied
From the conversation on the street to justice, knowledge, love and the cave. Concepts and arguments are explained step by step.
Read the floor →Aristotle: explaining and acting well
Causes, form, possibility, virtue, practical wisdom, friendship and politics. A philosophy in which not every question requires the same kind of certainty.
Read the floor →Philosophy as a life practice
Epicurus, the stoics, cynics and skeptics, with a look at Plotinus. Different answers to desire, certainty and dependence.
Read the floor →Read, Compare & Require
How this guide has been compiled
The antique texts are the basis of story summaries and argument explanations. The chapters contain links to the works used. Modern reference sources support some contextual overviews. The Dutch explanation is new written; interpretations are reading proposals, not historical evidence.
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