In the befuddlement of yesterday's late-night blog post, I mis-spoke. I mentioned two books by Marcel Detienne, and described Detienne's passage (in his Masters of Truth) on the origins of secular, philosophical thought in the political culture of early Greek cities. And Detienne does indeed cite another author, Jean-Pierre Vernant, on this question. But it was Vernant's own argument – in his excellent study, The Origins of Greek Thought – that I meant to cite last night. My apologies! [This is authentic blogging at its best.]
