'Fond of Men'

Part 2: Notes on Xenophon’s The Art of Horsemanship for The Son of God

Xenophon warns of the horseman putting out his colt for horse-breaking not to do so, “without a written contract,” “just as he does when he puts his son out to learn a trade.” To learn a trade outside the loving circle of family and friends prepares a man for leadership and estate management in a slave society, where he is at once alone, apart and above…