1st Edition
The Origins of Civilization in Greek and Roman Thought (Routledge Revivals)
By Sue Blundell
Copyright 1986
244 Pages
by
Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
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It has been much disputed to what extent thinkers in Greek and Roman antiquity adhered to ideas of evolution and progress in human affairs. Did they lack any conception of process in time, or did they anticipate Darwinian and Lamarckian hypotheses?
The Origins of Civilization in Greek and Roman Thought , first published in1986, comprehensively examines this issue. Beginning with creation... Read more
Preface Part I: The Origins of the Human Race 1. Mythological explanations 2. The theories of the Presocratic philosophers 3. Later theories 4. Evolution and the survival of the fittest Part II: Patterns of Cultural History 5. Values and Cycles 6. Golden Age Theories 7. Theories of progress 8. Hard primitivism and the noble savage; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index
Biography
Sue Blundell
