POLS 2490 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Odysseus, Basileus
7 Dec 2017
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It only matters what people think of you. The warrior seeks to win as much time and kleos and avoid shame. Face to face small communities, they are intensely alive and full of interpersonal conflict. Powerful leaders come into a lot of conflict. The homeric world is unlike our world, we are dominated by institutions, we are bound by them, they were created to resolve conflict. The world of homer is institutional, dominated by personal power, interpersonal political conflict. Conflict is bound to occur because of the competition for time. The greeks are focused on who"s the best. Each warrior attempts to out due the other warriors. Competition, individual combat on the field of battle, the worth of a warrior in war is the most important test. **who they fought, how they fought, how they faired. There are battles over shields and swords, you strip them down and shows how much.
