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

by Peter J. Ahrensdorf

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This book seeks to restore Homer to his rightful place among the principal figures in the history of political and moral philosophy. Through this fresh and provocative analysis of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Peter J. Ahrensdorf examines Homer's understanding of the best life, the nature of the divine, and the nature of human excellence. According to Ahrensdorf, Homer teaches that human greatness eclipses that of the gods, that the contemplative and...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0521193885

ISBN13:9780521193887

Release Date:September 2014

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:278 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 5.9" x 9.1"

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