Homero y Hesíodo en el origen de la Filosofía

It has been several times accepted that philosophical rationality suddenly appears closing a dark period. However, a more thoughtful look at this matter reveals a different landscape. It is quite a true that at a certain point in history it arose a fundamental tension between myth and logos; the tension between the ambiguity logic and the contradiction logic. This represents an untenable opposition at the moment of; acknowledging that poets are not isolated from human matters; knowing that there is also reason in myths insofar as this provides the major categories that support the thinking of existence. Being Homer and Hesiod the fi rsts, myths confront us at the beginning with the problem of truth. He represents a type of knowledge, an interpretation and an approach of the world that even though it was starred by heroes and gods as leading characters it didn’t run into a consecration. Furthermore, his obvious high esteem for words and expressions has anticipated in his way, the philosophical thought. Key words: Philosophy, rationality, myth, logos.