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The Greek Inheritance: Ancient Greek wisdom for the digital era (Societas)

Author Yannis Andricopoulos,
Publisher Imprint Academic
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ISBN / ASIN1845401301
ISBN-139781845401306
Sales Rank11,274,964
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

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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.