{"product_id":"the-greeks-who-made-us-who-we-are-eighteen-ancient-philosophers-scientists-poets-and-others-9780786472734","title":"The Greeks Who Made Us Who We Are: Eighteen Ancient Philosophers, Scientists, Poets and Others","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): M. A. Soupios\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Surveys - Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hellenic contributions to Western Civilization are acknowledged by all, but the details of their endowment are under-appreciated. This volume seeks to disclose two distinctive features of Western culture uniquely attributable to the ancient Greeks: A human-centered worldview that elevated humans to the threshold of divinity and a philosophical temperament which for the first time in history proffered the unbridled operation of the human mind as a kind of cultural imperative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Eighteen seminal thinkers who left lasting impressions in such fields as ethics, medicine, religion, politics, poetry and art are examined in detail. The efforts of these individuals helped establish a unique cultural pedigree unlike any other in world history. They invested the West with that restless, intrepid habit of mind that remains the hallmark of Western civilization to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46493630824599,"sku":"9780786472734","price":2834.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-greeks-who-made-us-who-we-are-eighteen-ancient-philosophers-scientists-poets-and-others-9780786472734","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}