num_pages: 231
description: The ancient Greeks had it all. They lived life to the fullest loved unashamedly listened to their hearts desires and created one of the most advanced culturally sophisticated societies ever known. Is all that now dead and buried? Or only for the professors to mull over?One classics scholar Dr. Stephen Bertman answers this resoundingly in The Eight Pillars of Greek Wisdom. He shows how to bring passion and excellence to the center of your daily life as the ancient Greeks intended them to be. The lessons they learnedthat life is brief and fragile and time is too precious to waste; that we do not know who we are until we discover who we can be; that we cannot undertake our voyage through life alone; that there will be obstacles along the way but the greatest obstacle is withinled them to develop what Bertman describes as eight guiding principles of wisdom: Humanism The Pursuit of Excellence The Practice of Moderation Self-Knowledge Rationalism Restless Curiosity The Love of Freedom Individualism These eight pillars are explored in the book. Each is illuminated through vivid examples drawn from the rich heritage of classical history and mythology including tales of gods and goddess heroes and heroines adventure and exploration and self-discovery and personal triumph.
language: English
title: Eight Pillars of Greek Wisdom: What You Can Learn from Classical Myth and History
publisher: Barnes & Noble Books