The Greeks who made us who we are : eighteen ancient philosophers, scientists, poets and others

• Tác giả: Michael A Soupios
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-0786472734
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 180 Ancient, medieval, eastern philosophy
• Thông tin xuất bản: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013
• Mô tả vật lý: vii, 239 pages ; , 23 cm
• Bộ sưu tập: Tâm lý, Logic
• ID: 108242
• Chủ đề: 1. Humanism--History--To 1500; 2. Philosophers, Ancient; 3. Philosophy, Ancient

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Tóm tắt

"In particular, it seeks to disclose two distinctive features of Western culture uniquely attributable to the ancient Greeks: A human-centered worldview that elevated humans to the threshold of divinity and a philosophical temperament which for the first time in history proffered unbridled operation of the human mind as a kind of cultural imperative"--Provided by publisher.