Module I — Before Philosophy
Work 1 of 3 · ~8th century BCE
Your opening here — a sentence or two about why the Iliad begins this journey. Not an introduction. A reason. Your reason.
Your words go here. Why does the Iliad open this journey? What drew you to it, or what surprised you when you arrived? Write as honestly as you read.
What did you see when you read it through the lens of the self? Not a summary — your reading. The thing that cracked something open.
A line from the Iliad that stopped you. The moment you underlined something and sat with it.
Homer · The Iliad
Not analysis. What actually happened when you read this? What shifted, what confused you, what stayed with you at 3am?
Who is the self in Homer's world? How is it constructed? What makes a person real, worthy, seen — in this story? And what does that tell us about how we still construct ourselves today?
Your question for the reader here — something they can take into their own life.
A second question. Something harder. Something that doesn't resolve easily.
A third question. The one you are still asking yourself.