The Greek Inheritance: Ancient Greek Wisdom for the Digital Era - Couverture souple

Androcopoulos, Yannis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1845401301 ISBN 13 : 9781845401306

Editeur : Imprint Academic, 2008

Synopsis

The culture of ancient Greece, a culture of joy, was replaced by the Judaeo-Christian culture of faith and then by the capitalist culture of profit. Yet it is the only culture worth fighting for if we want a world run by humans rather than theocracies, nanotechnologies or private equity funds. Yannis Andricopoulos views the Greek culture as the front line of the battle against individualism, materialism, authoritarianism and religious extremism. In a world turned into the corporations' playground, this is also the battle for human values, civic virtues and an ethical society. The Greek Inheritance traces the conflict between Greek values and those of the repressive, religious or capitalist order throughout the millennia. The book is challenging and well-written with a light, humorous touch.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Yannis Andricopoulos is an historian, a journalist, and founder in 1979 of the Skyros, a holistic community-based holiday centre on the Greek island of the same name. Born and bred in Athens, he was exiled during the time of the colonels and completed his PhD at Birkbeck College, London. He lives in Britain but remains a Greek citizen.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Imprint Academic
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1845401301
• ISBN 13: 9781845401306
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 260
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• Personne responsable: non disponible