Overview
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 the equal participation of all citizens in the political process, and on the key Chinese one of a dedication to the ideal of the welfare of all under heaven
- | Author: G. E. R. Lloyd
- | Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
- | Publication Date: May 26, 2005
- | Number of Pages: 160 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0715633864
- | ISBN-13: 9780715633861
