Humanism
The Greek Ideal and Its Survival
1st Edition
Published on 30. December 2021
148 pages
978-1-000-52708-7 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in the UK in 1961 this was an unconventional book when first published but a powerful interpretation of Greek individualism. The author examines the influence of the Greeks on European philosophy, religion, literature, art and architecture and challenges many commonly held assumptions: 'Those items in the Greek legacy which are most easily recognizable as such are in fact the least important.'
Reviews / Votes
I know of no other non-technical study which isolates as clearly and accurately as does Hadas's book, the dominance of competitive and-by Jewish and Christian standards-secular individualism in ancient Greece. Maurice Cohen, Commentary, October 1960More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-000-52708-7 (9781000527087)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Person
Moses Hadas was Jay Professor of Greek at Columbia University, USA.
Content
1. The Legacy and its Distortions 2. Who Were the Greeks? 3. The Heroic Code 4. The Supernatural 5. The Tragic View 6. Man the Measure 7. The Cult of Hellenism 8. Channels to Europe 9. Humanist Revival 10. The Return: Machiavelli and Spinoza.
