Honors Humanistic Traditions I: Week 4

A well asked question

Fiero Ch. 5: Greece part 2

Questions:

• What is beauty?
• Democracy:
  • What is democracy?
  • Is it the best form of government? Why?
  • Why did it arise in Athens? Why did it last as long as it did, and why did it end?
  • Is there any relationship between the flowering of culture in Athens, and democracy?

Aristotle

• Who Does Aristotle Think We Are?
• Aristotle and the Four Causes
• The Elements
• The Universe
• Aristotle and Science
• Aristotle's Ethics

Greek art, architecture, sculpture, theater

• Greek Art
• Ancient Greece Resources

Democracy

• What is Democracy? What are the other alternatives?
• Paul Cartledge, The Democratic Experiment
• Gerhard Rempel, How democratic was Athens?
• What's necessary for a democracy to work?
• The Athenian Origins of Democracy
• Links on Athenian Democracy
• Aristotle, The Athenian Constitution
• The Spartan Constitution

The Hellenistic World

• Ancient History Sourcebook: Hellenistic World