Why the Greeks?
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SummaryI take the question which is the title of this paper in two ways. First, I take it to mean, “what racial, historical, cultural, geographical and political factors gave rise to what is commonly considered the first flowering of philosophical thought;” Second, to mean, “for what purpose did this flowering occur, in that time, among those people?” I presuppose at least two main things by asking these questions. I presuppose the nature of philosophy to be that which the Greeks originated, and, in order to answer the second question, I presuppose my own Christianity and its general analysis of history. What follows is an attempt to answer the first question by isolating the peculiar feature of the Greeks that set them apart from other potentially fruitful cultures, and an attempt to show that the only possible origin of this feature points inevitably to the teleological or eschatological reason for the birth of philosophy.
Table of Contents
- Introduction.
- Technology and society.
- Greece's rise above other civilizations.
- The receptive impulse.
- The creative impulse.
- Greek Philosophy - aligned with the Christian worldview.
- Conclusion.
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