The Greek View of Life

Forsideomslag
Routledge, 22. mar. 2016 - 280 sider

First published in 1896 (this twenty-third edition in 1957), this book provides a general introduction to Greek literature and thought. Among the subjects dealt with are the Greek view of religion, the state and its relation to the citizen, law, artisans and slaves, manual labour, trade and art.

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Athens
Sceptical Criticism of the Basis of the State
Summary
The Greek View of the Individual 1 The Greek View of Manual Labour and Trade
Appreciation of External Goods
Appreciation of Physical Qualities
Greek Athletics
Greek EthicsIdentification of the Aesthetic and Ethical Points of View

Guilt and Punishment
Mysticism
The Greek View of Death and a Future Life
Critical and Sceptical Opinion in Greece
Ethical Criticism
Transition to Monotheism
Metaphysical Criticism
Metaphysical ReconstructionPlato
Summary
The Greek View of the State 1 The Greek State a City
The Relation of the State to the Citizen
The Greek View of
Artisans and Slaves
The Greek State Primarily Military not Industrial
Forms of Government in the Greek State
Faction and Anarchy
Property and the Communistic Ideal
Sparta
The Greek View of Pleasure
IllustrationsIschomachus Socrates
The Greek View of Woman
Protests against the Common View of Woman
Friendship
Summary
The Greek View of Art 1 Greek Art an Expression of National Life
Identification of the Aesthetic and Ethical Points of View
Sculpture and Painting
Music and the Dance
Poetry
Tragedy
Comedy
Summary
Conclusion
Index
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