The Theoretic Life - A Classical Ideal and its Modern Fate Reflectio
In this work, Alexander Rosenthal Pubul presents a broad examination of the ancient philosophical question: “What is the good life?”, while addressing how the liberal arts can help us to answer this question. Greek philosophy distinguished between the “no
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The Theoretic Life A Classical Ideal and its Modern Fate Reflections on the Liberal Arts
The Theoretic Life - A Classical Ideal and its Modern Fate
Alexander S. Rosenthal-Pubul
The Theoretic Life - A Classical Ideal and its Modern Fate Reflections on the Liberal Arts
Alexander S. Rosenthal-Pubul Center for Advanced Governmental Studies Johns Hopkins University Washington, DC, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-02280-8 ISBN 978-3-030-02281-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02281-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018959844 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image text: © Acropolis Museum NMA 5503, photo: Socratis Mavrommatis. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Fig. 1 Aristotle (384 B.C.–322 B.C.) The front cover image of the bust of Aristotle is used with express permission of the Acropolis Museum to whom our gratitude for this image is owed v
In Memory of my devoted Mother Pili, The advocate of my dreams
Someone who had begun to read geometry… asked Euclid, “But what advantage shall I get by learning these things?” Euclid called his slave and said, “give him three pence since he must needs make profit out what he learns.” – Euclid (Quoted by Stobaeus. Extracts. ii.31) To seek from every kind of knowledge that some other thing come into being … and that it must be useful is the act of someone completely ignorant of how great the distance is between things that are noble and those that are necessary. – Aristotle. Protrepticus (Frg. B42)
Acknowledgments
At the outset I should wish to thank Dr. John Hymers and Ted Roedel for graciously reviewing my work and fruitful conversations on its topics and Dr. James Nicholson for his guidance on the texts of Sir Fra
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