The Greeks who made us who we are : eighteen ancient philosophers, scientists, poets and others
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780786472734
Description: "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.