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Premodern sophistication means the ability to imagine physical and spiritual realities layered together, as in the Iliad's human conflict and divine negotiation.
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Premodern sophistication means the ability to imagine physical and spiritual realities layered together, as in the Iliad's human conflict and divine negotiation.
"Okay, so I argue that we are less sophisticated than before. Because before, everyone was very intuitive. And very imaginative. Meaning that they could..."
Christianity wins twice in this lecture: first as a Roman-compatible institution, then as a strange formula that trains people to treat symbols as reality.
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