Humanism - The Greek Ideal and Its Survival

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.

List of contents

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.

About the author

Moses Hadas was Jay Professor of Greek at Columbia University, USA.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Moses Hadas, Hadas Moses
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032189895
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3218989-5
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: World Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation