I can only imagine the culture, environment, and feeling of the times that cultivated this guiding philosophy. Greek culture, without the benefit of the internet, electronics, or the internal combustion engine, had progressed to a high level of functioning. So as not to romanticize their setting, for sure some matters were not quite right, as in ours, but these few paragraphs are rather impressive.
the times...
Date: 2009-11-11 02:25 pm (UTC)So as not to romanticize their setting, for sure some matters were not quite right, as in ours, but these few paragraphs are rather impressive.