The Owl's Legacy

Season 1, Episode 7: Logomachy, or the Root of Words

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All the meanings of "logos" originated from a small territory between Ephesus and Patmos. According to Aristotle the human animal fights with a specific weapon: speech... Logos' destiny would it be the "logomachy"? The fight over words.

All Episodes - Season 1

Symposium, or the Received Ideas
Episode 1
Symposium, or the Received Ideas
 Olympics, or the Imaginary Greece
Episode 2
Olympics, or the Imaginary Greece
 Democracy, or the City of Dreams
Episode 3
Democracy, or the City of Dreams
 Nostalgia, or the Impossible Return
Episode 4
Nostalgia, or the Impossible Return
 Amnesia, or the Sense of History
Episode 5
Amnesia, or the Sense of History
 Mathematics, or the Realm of Signs
Episode 6
Mathematics, or the Realm of Signs
 Logomachy, or the Root of Words
Episode 7
Logomachy, or the Root of Words
 Music, or the Inner Space
Episode 8
Music, or the Inner Space
 Cosmogony, or the Use of the World
Episode 9
Cosmogony, or the Use of the World
 Mythology, or the Truth of Lies
Episode 10
Mythology, or the Truth of Lies
 Misogyny, or Desire's Traps
Episode 11
Misogyny, or Desire's Traps
 Tragedy, or the Illusion of Death
Episode 12
Tragedy, or the Illusion of Death
 Philosophy, or the Owl's Triumph
Episode 13
Philosophy, or the Owl's Triumph
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