Eternal Questions by Sylvia Moody

Eternal Questions by Sylvia Moody

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Structured around nine questions that since excite the imagination of the philosophers, this book introduces the cultural ideas of the Ancient Greek World and the lines of thought that were established then. It is aimed at sixth formers, college starters and general readers.

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Eternal Questions by Sylvia Moody

Life is full of questions. Some are trivial and everyday (where did I put my keys?). Some concern important life decisions (shall I emigrate to Australia?). And again some are yet more profound (does life have a purpose?). Questions of this third type relate not so much to our individual lives, but to Life itself. They are, you might say, eternal questions. Different periods of history, different civilisations, all offer us a range of answers to these eternal questions. In this book we shall consider some of the answers given two-and-a-half thousand years ago by our distant cultural ancestors, the ancient Greeks. Ancient they may be but these Greeks asked the same eternal questions we ask - and came up with interesting answers. They felt the passionate emotions we feel - and dealt with them in creative ways. They felt the same spiritual longings as we do - and found diverse ways of satisfying them. They still influence many aspects of our lives: language, art, architecture, literature, drama, philosophy, psychology, morals, medicine, history...They can still inspire us and inform us and sometimes exasperate us. They are always close to us.
Sylvia Moody is a Classicist and Psychologist with a life-long passion for Greece and the ancient world. Many years spent in Greece enabled her to remain close to Greek language and culture, and to retain a keen sense of the magic and enchantment of the world of the Ancient Greeks.
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ISBN 13 9780718830786
ISBN 10 0718830784
Title Eternal Questions
Author Sylvia Moody
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher James Clarke & Co Ltd
Year published 2007-09-27
Number of pages 112
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.