PHL 504 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Government Simulation Game, Sophos, Empirical Evidence
25 Mar 2015
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Investigates the concept of a work of art > this concept is used to understand the world around us. Ancient greece: an empire, but in clusters; it didn"t have fertile land, so people looked to the sea for trading. In the ancient world, greece wasn"t unified; it consisted of independent city states each having their own constitutions, culture, government eg. athens, sparta. These states were often at war and only unified when they were invaded by the persians or hosting the olympic games: competitive: greeks were always arguing with each other and this competition manifested into the. The ancient greeks were creative, competitive, lovers of reading. A tendency to reject dictatorship manifested into democracy, created by athenians. In athens, the city was run by the population. All adult males got together and made decisions: at the time plato was born, athens was the most influential and wealthiest state.
