Hello /lit! In this thread we discuss who were the greatest Greek,

>>9610597

Plato of all eras and times, ancient, medieval, modern, and every foreseeable and unforseeable future alike.

>>9610662
Plato because? And what about the Romans?

>>9610597
socratic philosophy marked the breakdown of the bicameral mind. it's notable only because the end of a golden age is only most visible at its dusk. homer catalogued it better anyway.

>>9610690
>Believes in the bicameral mind.
Pseud.

>>9610937
the "neuroscience" depicted was a product of its time in order to garner "legitimacy" and has many flaws but the main thesis is true. the only other way to explain the axial age is "magic".

Start with the Greeks

>>9610597
The greatest Greek and Roman philosophers are lost to history because their ideas were never written down :-(

I could cry just thinking about it. Imagine if only Seth Meyers survived from this century and all other writers, thinkers, and personalities were completely erased from the sands of time and everybody just studied a few hours of Seth Meyers footage to understand us