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The objective of Chapter 4 is to examine the culture of ancient Greece, with special attention to the rise of humanism and philosophy.
After reading this chapter, you should be familiar with:
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| 1. the general characteristics of pre-Greek culture? |
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| 2. the ways in which each of the following reflect the values of Greek humanism and individualism: the Iliad; Pericles' "Funeral Speech"; Plato's Crito? |
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| 3. the conflict between the individual and the community in Sophocles' Antigone? |
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| 4. the unique characteristics of Athenian democracy? |
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| 5. the principal contributions of the naturalistic and humanistic philosophers? |