In the beginning : some Greek views on the origins of life and the early state of man
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In the beginning : some Greek views on the origins of life and the early state of man
Greenwood Press, 1986
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Reprint. Originally published: London : Methuen, 1957
"In its original form this book consisted of six lectures delivered at Cornell University in April, 1957, namely the Messenger Lectures on the Evolution of Civilization"--P. 145
Bibliography: p. 111-144
Includes index
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This book is a general survey of the Greeks' extraordinarily rapid advance from a mythological to a rational view of the world and of man's origins and place in the universe. The continuity of this development and the influence of myth on philosophy are closely studied. There is also a constant assessment of the Greeks' approach to modern scientific and philosophical conceptions, including the Darwinian theory, but the affinity of our civilization to theirs is never overstressed.
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