Greek Myth and Religion

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hubris  

N. R. E. Fisher

Online publication date:
Jul 2015
Subject:
Greek Law, Greek Literature, Greek Myth and Religion, Philosophy
Hubris, intentionally dishonouring behaviour, was a powerful term of moral condemnation in ancient Greece; and in Athens, and perhaps elsewhere, it was also treated as a serious crime. The common use ... More

intolerance, intellectual and religious  

Simon Hornblower

Online publication date:
Dec 2015
Subject:
Greek Myth and Religion, Philosophy
For most Greek states our evidence is too poor and patchy for us to be able to say much. We know a little about 5th-cent. bce Athens. Sir K. Popper famously praised it as an ‘open society’ but the ... More

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