History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 100 - Michael Trapp and Caroline Humfress on Ancient Culture and Philosophy
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Oct 28, 2012 AI Snips
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Philosophy As Cultural High Art
- Ancient elites treated philosophy as core cultural heritage and stylistic model.
- Yet they often doubted philosophers' claims to ultimate authority.
Plato As The Stylistic Paradigm
- Plato served as the stylistic and philosophical exemplar for many readers.
- Aristotle influenced readers through exoteric works now lost to us.
Romans Read Greek Too
- From the first century BC educated Romans typically read both Latin and Greek.
- Latin lagged as a philosophical language despite Roman bilingualism.