465 Greek Lit and Game Theory (with Professor Josiah Ober)
The History of Literature
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How Do We Get Along With One Another?
How do a bunch of individuals each seeking to some extent their own advantage accomplish anything together, is really the basic question that Greek literature asks from the very beginning. I mean, the whole issue is how are all of these warriors squabbling and disputing among themselves, going to get together and fight a war against the city of Troy? And so one of the questions that they must have been wrestling with was: How do we get along with one another?
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