Know Thyself: Western Identity from Classical Greece to the Renaissance: NEW

Description: Know Thyself: Western Identity from Classical Greece to the Renaissance, by Ingrid Rossellini, Brand New Brand New by Ingrid RosselliniISBN:9780385541886ISBN10:0385541880Format: 496 pagesHardcoverPublished: May 22,2018by Doubleday Books A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018A lively and timely introduction to the roots of self-understanding--who we are and how we should act--in the cultures of ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, and Middle Ages and the Renaissance"Know thyself"--this fundamental imperative appeared for the first time in ancient Greece, specifically in Delphi, the temple of the god Apollo, who represented the enlightened power of reason. For the Greeks, self-knowledge and identity were the basics of their civilization and their sources were to be found in where one was born and into which social group. These determined who you were and what your duties were. In this book the independent scholar Ingrid Rossellini surveys the major ideas that, from Greek and Roman antiquity through the Christian medieval era up to the dawn of modernity in the Renaissance, have guided the Western project of self-knowledge. Addressing the curious lay reader with an interdisciplinary approach that includes numerous references to the visual arts, Know Thyself will reintroduce readers to the most profound and enduring ways our civilization has framed the issues of self and society, in the process helping us rediscover the very building blocks of our personality. You will get an automatic feedback as soon as you leave a positive feedback to us. The system will send you a feedback in a second after you send a feedback to us. We do our best to get our customers satisfaction. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS ITEM, IMMEDIATELY CONTACT US. WE WILL BE HAPPY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM

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