Institute of Art and Ideas @iai.tv on bluesky: In Homer's lliad, we rarely encounter the Greek word for 'l' or much that refers to internal thought or decision-making. bit.ly/4C1Zgk Cultural theorist Brian J. McVeigh agrees with Princeton psychologist Julian Jaynes’ claim that the Homeric Greeks had no internal life or self-awareness. Graphic of article headline: Homer's Greeks had no inner life: Why consciousness may be younger than the pyramids