The Owl's Legacy
Season 1, Episode 13: Philosophy, or the Owl's Triumph
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Around the metaphorical - but also very real - figure of the owl; entwined reflections upon the place of thought in daily existence and public action - sometimes with and sometimes against the Greek legacy.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Symposium, or the Received Ideas
Episode 2
Olympics, or the Imaginary Greece
Episode 3
Democracy, or the City of Dreams
Episode 4
Nostalgia, or the Impossible Return
Episode 5
Amnesia, or the Sense of History
Episode 6
Mathematics, or the Realm of Signs
Episode 7
Logomachy, or the Root of Words
Episode 8
Music, or the Inner Space
Episode 9
Cosmogony, or the Use of the World
Episode 10
Mythology, or the Truth of Lies
Episode 11
Misogyny, or Desire's Traps
Episode 12
Tragedy, or the Illusion of Death
Episode 13
Philosophy, or the Owl's Triumph