[DOWNLOAD] "Delusions of Invulnerability" by G.E.R. Lloyd # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Delusions of Invulnerability
- Author : G.E.R. Lloyd
- Release Date : January 10, 2013
- Genre: Philosophy,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 6934 KB
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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