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Mythos & Logos: Two Ways of Explaining the World

By Randy Hoyt • Mar 1st, 2009 • Issue 9

We humans beings have used both mythical thinking and logical thinking to explain the world around us. Distinguishing between these can help us understand mythic narratives, both ancient and modern. Article »

Zeus and the Turtle: An Aesopic Fable

By Randy Hoyt • Oct 1st, 2008 • Issue 4

Randy concludes his series on two Western themes concerning man's relationship to the divine by looking at the delightful fable of how the turtle got her shell. Article »

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