LEADER 02775nam 22005891 450 001 9910819287803321 005 20230803195002.0 010 $a1-84966-785-3 010 $a1-84966-786-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000489870 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25858794 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000686599 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11363007 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000686599 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10734733 035 $a(PQKB)11640182 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1561318 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1561318 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10800843 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL603214 035 $a(OCoLC)863204122 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6161362 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000489870 100 $a20071004d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe delusions of invulnerability $ewisdom and morality in ancient Greece, China, and today /$fG.E.R. Lloyd 210 1$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Academic,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (176 p.) 225 0$aClassical inter/faces 300 $aFormerly CIP.$5Uk 311 $a0-7156-3386-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 169-171) and index. 330 $aLooking at ancient Greek and Chinese predicaments, this text illustrates how ideas and practices can be used as a basis for critical reflections on the issues we continue to face today, such as the equal participation of all citizens in the political process. 330 $bHow were the aims of philosophy and the responsibilities of philosophers conceived in ancient Greece and China? How were the learned elite recruited and controlled; how were their speculations and advice influenced by the different types of audiences they faced and the institutions in which they worked? How was a yearning for invulnerability reconciled with a sense of human frailty? In each chapter of this fascinating analysis ancient Greek and Chinese ideas and practices are used as a basis for critical reflections on the predicaments we continue to face today, with a particular focus on the key Greek ideas of the equal participation of all citizens in the political process, and on the key Chinese one of a dedication to the ideal of the welfare of all under heaven 410 0$aClassical inter/faces. 606 $aPhilosophy, Ancient 606 $aPhilosophy, Chinese 615 0$aPhilosophy, Ancient. 615 0$aPhilosophy, Chinese. 676 $a180 700 $aLloyd$b G. E. R$g(Geoffrey Ernest Richard),$f1933-$01655619 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819287803321 996 $aThe delusions of invulnerability$94021503 997 $aUNINA