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The delusions of invulnerability : wisdom and morality in ancient Greece, China, and today / G.E.R. Lloyd.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lloyd, G. E. R. (Geoffrey Ernest Richard), 1933-
- Series:
- Classical inter/faces.
- Classical inter/faces
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy, Ancient.
- Philosophy, Chinese.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (176 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Looking at ancient Greek and Chinese predicaments, this text illustrates how ideas and practices can be used as a basis for critical reflections on the issues we continue to face today, such as the equal participation of all citizens in the political process.
- 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
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-171) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781849667852
- 1849667853
- 9781849667869
- 1849667861
- OCLC:
- 863204122
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