Why the ancient Greeks matter : the problematic miracle that was Greece /
"The ancient Greeks were consequential - not by creating "timeless values", but by questioning them. This book is for anyone interested in the ancient world and its modern meaning and follows the history of science and of the literary canon to reveal how the Greeks set off a train of...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2025.
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| Summary: | "The ancient Greeks were consequential - not by creating "timeless values", but by questioning them. This book is for anyone interested in the ancient world and its modern meaning and follows the history of science and of the literary canon to reveal how the Greeks set off a train of progress"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 188 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781009505598 1009505599 9781009505581 1009505580 |