Philosophy

Mythos III: The Shaping of the Western Tradition (2011)

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"[Western myths] represented something that is typical to Europe and nowhere else, and that is respect for the individual and the individual path, the individual way." - Joseph Campbell

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04:45

Mythos III: The Shaping of the Western Tradition

Ancient Roman Culture

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