‘What might we still be missing?’ Photo: Illustration of Xenophanes from The History of Philosophy (1655) by Thomas Stanley.
‘Wherever you go in the world, said Xenophanes, you find gods who look exactly like the locals.’
Greek to me: Joseph Jones’ thought for the week
by Joseph Jones
24th January 2020
When we think of ancient Greece, two different pictures often come to mind. The first is a world of outlandish stories: Medusa and the Minotaur, Titans and a Trojan horse, golden fleeces and the gods. The second is more practical: men in white beards wrestling with science, philosophy and the right way to build a society.
