My Intellectual Diary ... Just One Man’s Journey Through the Western Intellect
Latest Updates and Thoughts: July 24th, 2026 Over the last few weeks I don't think I've been super productive. I read Plato's Critias for the first time. This is the dialogue where a description of Atlantis is given. Other than that, I've continued in Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey, as well as going to see the movie. I thought the movie was incredible (despite the forced character played by Ellen Page - though to be fair I thought she did a good job in the underworld scene), and especially the emphasis on how the Trojan war was catalyst for the breakdown of society and especially "Zeus' Law" of xenia. While I don't remember Odysseus having any remorse for his actions, I do think it fits with what happened historically after the war: Greece entered into a dark age of 500 years where all writing ceased. I have also been pondering Origen's notion of "apokatastasis," though seemingly heretical there is a philosophical beauty...
