Answering 10 questions regarding the Greeks from myth to reason
Global History – Assignment referenced bullet point summaries of the Learning Materials
August 10, 2017Issues of race, ethnicity, gender and identity in american literature
August 10, 20171- What were the basic features and limitations of Greek democracy?
2- how did Greek political life demonstrate both the best and the worst features of freedom as well as both the capabilities and limitations of reason?
3- why is the Greek political experience crucial to the shaping of the western tradition?
4- how did the per-Socratic thinkers make the transition from myth to reason?
5- how did the sophists and Socrates advance the tradition of reason and humanism?
6- what do Plato and Aristotle have in common? How do they differ?
7- how did Greek drama, art, and historiography contribute to the tradition of reason and humanism?
8- what are the basic differences between the Hellenic and Hellenistic ages?
9- what prescription did each of the Hellenistic philosophies offer for achieving happiness?
10- what is the enduring significance of Stoicism for the modern world?
