Epic Epistemology: Archipelagic Thinking in the Odyssean Adventures of James Bond

Many James Bond films have frequented the Caribbean islands and other archipelagos throughout their run. This paper aims to delve into the epistemological implications of the secret agent’s travels and movements in epic fashion. The study applies theories of archipelagic and abyssal thinking in Édouard Glissant, as well as the significance of ideas about the abyssal and dynamic features of thought in German philosopher F.W.J. Schelling. Bond is viewed as a mythopoetic character in the making of his own epic, comparable with Odysseus, both gaining knowledge from their travels and exploits and forming patterns of thought through their movements. We ask, how does thinking evolve and how is it applied when epic heroes arch their way through hardships during the adventure of their grand tours?