Freedom And Civilization Among The Greeks
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Freedom And Civilization Among The Greeks
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Author : A. J. Festugiere
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 1987-01-01
Freedom And Civilization Among The Greeks written by A. J. Festugiere and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-01-01 with Social Science categories.
A Culture Of Freedom
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Author : Christian Meier
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2011-10-25
A Culture Of Freedom written by Christian Meier and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-25 with History categories.
Christian Meier is one of Europe's preeminent authorities on the classical world. A Culture of Freedom marks the apex of his lifelong research on ancient Greek culture. Beginning with a section on medieval and modern Europe's enormous inheritance of Greek institutions and ideas, the book moves on to chronicle the rise of Greek civilization from the Bronze Age to the Greco-Persian wars. Throughout, the author provides fresh insight into the "Greek miracle," as he illuminates the well-known features of Greek culture--from epic and lyric poetry to warfare, athletics, philosophy, religion, and democracy. What made these achievements possible and so enduring? Meier argues that across the whole range of human experience--in politics and philosophy no less than in war, sport, and religion--there was one common denominator among the ancient Greeks: an attempt to find compromise, balance, and understanding in the face of problems others usually solved by means of power. A Culture of Freedom is an original and learned portrait of a civilization that still captivates and inspires.
German Freedom And The Greek Ideal
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Author : W. McGrath
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-12-18
German Freedom And The Greek Ideal written by W. McGrath and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-18 with History categories.
This book traces this German idea of freedom from the late Enlightenment through the early twentieth century. McGrath shows how German intellectual and artists invoked the ancient Greeks in order to inspire Germans to cultural renewal and to enrich their understanding of freedom as something deeper and more urgent that political life could offer.
The Discovery Of Freedom In Ancient Greece
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Author : Kurt Raaflaub
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2004-02
The Discovery Of Freedom In Ancient Greece written by Kurt Raaflaub and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-02 with History categories.
Although there is constant conflict over its meanings and limits, political freedom itself is considered a fundamental and universal value throughout the modern world. For most of human history, however, this was not the case. In this book, Kurt Raaflaub asks the essential question: when, why, and under what circumstances did the concept of freedom originate? To find out, Raaflaub analyses ancient Greek texts from Homer to Thucydides in their social and political contexts. Archaic Greece, he concludes, had little use for the idea of political freedom; the concept arose instead during the great confrontation between Greeks and Persians in the early fifth century BCE. Raaflaub then examines the relationship of freedom with other concepts, such as equality, citizenship, and law, and pursues subsequent uses of the idea—often, paradoxically, as a tool of domination, propaganda, and ideology. Raaflaub's book thus illuminates both the history of ancient Greek society and the evolution of one of humankind's most important values, and will be of great interest to anyone who wants to understand the conceptual fabric that still shapes our world views.
History Of Greek Culture
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Author : Jacob Burckhardt
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1963-01-01
History Of Greek Culture written by Jacob Burckhardt and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963-01-01 with History categories.
This monumental work by a distinguished European scholar presents a scrupulously realistic approach to ancient Greek civilization. Professor Burckhardt dispenses with superficial and sentimental views of ancient Greece to embrace a more sophisticated and accurate vision of a complex culture that practiced both the best and worst elements of the social contract. A penetrating thinker with a genius for concrete illustration, Burckhardt begins with a thorough account of the development of the polis, or city-state, exploring its regional variations and offering a balanced appraisal of its virtues and faults. In the second part, he discusses fine arts and their expression, with particular focus on sculpture, painting, and architecture. Part Three examines poesy and music, with an in-depth account of Homeric traditions and their role in maintaining the form and order of Greek beliefs and myths, as well as a consideration of other poetic forms, including the classical theater. The final part comprises perceptive accounts of numerous and enduring Greek achievements in philosophy, science, and oratory. In addition to an excellent glossary, the work is profusely illustrated with 80 photographs and many fine drawings.
The Greek Polis And The Invention Of Democracy
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Author : Johann P. Arnason
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-04-29
The Greek Polis And The Invention Of Democracy written by Johann P. Arnason and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-29 with History categories.
The Greek Polis and the Invention of Democracy presents a series of essays that trace the Greeks’ path to democracy and examine the connection between the Greek polis as a citizen state and democracy as well as the interaction between democracy and various forms of cultural expression from a comparative historical perspective and with special attention to the place of Greek democracy in political thought and debates about democracy throughout the centuries. Presents an original combination of a close synchronic and long diachronic examination of the Greek polis - city-states that gave rise to the first democratic system of government Offers a detailed study of the close interactionbetween democracy, society, and the arts in ancient Greece Places the invention of democracy in fifth-century bce Athens both in its broad social and cultural context and in the context of the re-emergence of democracy in the modern world Reveals the role Greek democracy played in the political and intellectual traditions that shaped modern democracy, and in the debates about democracy in modern social, political, and philosophical thought Written collaboratively by an international team of leading scholars in classics, ancient history, sociology, and political science
Greek Ways
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Author : Bruce S. Thornton
language : en
Publisher: Encounter Books
Release Date : 2002-10-31
Greek Ways written by Bruce S. Thornton and has been published by Encounter Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-31 with History categories.
Writing with wit and erudition, Thornton discusses in fascinating detail those areas of Greek life--sexuality and sexual roles; slavery and war; philosophy and politics--that some modern critics have made into Rcontested sites.S He also reclaims the importance of those core ideas the Greeks invented, ideas about human fate and purpose that have shaped the modern world.
Hellenistic Democracies
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Author : Susanne Carlsson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-09-30
Hellenistic Democracies written by Susanne Carlsson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-30 with categories.
During the Hellenistic period, the Greek city states were thought to have lost their independence and thus also their means of democratic government. This study shows that interstate relations among the Greek cities of coastal Asia Minor were still active at that time. Measures were taken to solve conflicts and to strengthen ties of friendship among cities, but the cities did not refrain from claiming their rights from each other and even waging wars; in the power struggle between the changing hegemons, the polis had possibilities to maneuver fairly independently. By systematizing and analyzing the frequency and contents of Hellenistic decrees enacted by the councils and the demos of four East Greek city states, this study shows that the latter were democratically ruled, and the issues primarily concerned foreign relations. However, in the second half of the second century BC, polis decrees gradually decreased, ceasing altogether towards the end of the first century BC. A possible reason was the growing power of Rome and the establishment of the Roman province of Asia in 129 BC. Under a sole hegemon, the polis no longer had possibilities to set its own agenda.
The Greek Slogan Of Freedom And Early Roman Politics In Greece
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Author : Sviatoslav Dmitriev
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
The Greek Slogan Of Freedom And Early Roman Politics In Greece written by Sviatoslav Dmitriev and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Greece categories.
This book elucidates the many uses of the slogan of freedom by ancient Greeks, beginning with the Peloponnesian war and continuing throughout the Hellenistic period, and shows in detail how the Romans appropriated and adjusted Greek political vocabulary and practices to establish the pax Romana over the Mediterranean world.
Art And Freedom
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Author : Horace Meyer Kallen
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1969
Art And Freedom written by Horace Meyer Kallen and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Aesthetics categories.