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The Delusions of Invulnerability: Wisdom and Morality in Ancient Greece, China and Today (Classical Inter/Faces)
G. E. R. Lloyd
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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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bristol Classical Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780715633861
SKU
V9780715633861
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About G. E. R. Lloyd
Sir Geoffrey Lloyd is Emeritus Professor of Ancient Philosophy and Science, University of Cambridge. 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).
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