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Delusions of Invulnerability
G.E.R. Lloyd
其他書名
Wisdom and Morality in Ancient Greece,China and Today
出版A&C Black, 2013-10-10
主題Philosophy / History & Surveys / Ancient & ClassicalPhilosophy / GeneralHistory / GeneralPhilosophy / Ethics & Moral PhilosophyPhilosophy / Eastern
ISBN18496678539781849667852
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=EWAQAgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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