Great Books Ep 28: The Iliad Book 24: Beyond Earthly Limits: Population Dynamics and the Human Journey

The number of kids per couple has been declining over the years. Will the advancements in technology lead the world toward a utopia where one can have many kids without thinking of finances?

“I had fifty sons when the Achaeans came here; nineteen of them were from a single womb, and the others were borne to me by the women of my household. The greater part of them has fierce Mars laid low..”

~ The Iliad - Book XXIV (Samuel Butler Translation. p176 / v504)

Brief Summary - The Iliad - Book XXIV

Jove asks Thetis to tell Achilles to return Hector’…