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go.lag

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Describe the influence of Homer on early Greek thought.
 
  How did he pave the way for philosophical thought?

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Socrates was an archetypal thinker in that he _______.
 
  A. convinced other people of his opinion through his eloquence
  B. was able to overcome any objection by thinking about archetypes
  C. was the quintessential model of rational inquiry
  D. developed a system of archetypes later used by Jung


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emilymalinowski12

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

In the Western classical tradition Homer is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet.
- These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.
- Although often unflattering, Homer's depiction of the gods reinforced core values such as justice, order, clarity, developing one's intellect and cunning, harmony, moderation, beauty, courage, honesty and honor.

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Answer: C


go.lag

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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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