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Delusions of Invulnerability: Wisdom and Morality in Ancient Greece,China and Today: Classical Inter/Faces

Autor Professor Sir G.E.R. Lloyd
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 mai 2005
How were the aims of philosophy and the responsibilities of philosophers conceived in ancient Greece and China? How were the learned elite recruited and controlled; how were their speculations and advice influenced by the different types of audiences they faced and the institutions in which they worked? How was a yearning for invulnerability reconciled with a sense of human frailty? In each chapter of this fascinating analysis ancient Greek and Chinese ideas and practices are used as a basis for critical reflections on the predicaments we continue to face today, with a particular focus on the key Greek ideas of the equal participation of all citizens in the political process, and on the key Chinese one of a dedication to the ideal of the welfare of all under heaven
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780715633861
ISBN-10: 0715633864
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bristol Classical Press
Seria Classical Inter/Faces

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Sir Geoffrey Lloyd is Emeritus Professor of Ancient Philosophy and Science, University of Cambridge, UK. He is the author of 16 books, the most recent of which are Ambitions of Curiosity (2002), The Way and the Word (2002), Greek Thought (edited with J. Brunschwig, 2003), In the Grip of Disease (2003) and Ancient Worlds Modern Reflections (2003).

Recenzii

In sum, Delusions of Invulnerability is a remarkably rich little book for its scant 164 pages of text, and raises many interesting questions in new forms. The answers are drawn from a depth of learning that most of us can only envy and admire; and with some brilliant one-liners. Above all it should prove an invigorating stimulus for those who wish to approach these subjects from a fresh perspective.