Kalyx Bowler

Read a short article on Greek animal sacrifice — what it meant, how it was done, what role it played in civic and religious life. Search for “Greek animal sacrifice ancient religion” — there are good accessible pieces from academic blogs and history sites. Aim for something substantial, not just a paragraph.

Aristotle thought animals existed in a hierarchy for human use. The Greeks also sacrificed animals to the gods as the most sacred act they could perform. How do those two ideas fit together? And here’s the question to sit with: if you run a farm someday, you’ll make decisions every day about which animals matter more and in what ways. How are you thinking about that?

Free choice. Anything from the week that you want to revisit or go deeper on.