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Philosophical Fireside Chats 🔥 🪵: Achilles in The Illiad - Ep. 5
Season 6
Episode 5
Published 1Â year, 7Â months ago
Description
One of the great moments of human compassion and expressions of the utter waste of war. While Achilles is often raised as the symbol of the ultimate warrior, here he weeps and acknowledges the pointlessness and painfulness of war.
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