Listen "Episode 23: The Remnant of Monologic Thought in Homer's Odyssey"
Episode Synopsis
In this monomaniacal episode, hear your humble host summarize the Odyssey and then offer a close analysis of the part involving the conflict between Odysseus and the Cyclops. There are powerful political ramifications when a dialogic culture like the Greeks' bumps up against a monologic culture like the one they discover among the Cyclops. Which is the better way? Let's get realpolitik. Hear clips from Jordan Peterson and some other guy!
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