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Money and the Early Greek Mind: Homer, Philosophy, Tragedy

Richard Seaford

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How were the Greeks of the sixth century BC able to invent philosophy and tragedy? Richard Seaford argues that a large part of the answer can be found in another momentous development, the invention and rapid spread of coinage. By transforming social relations, monetization contributed to the concepts of the universe as an impersonal system and of the individual alienated from his own kin and from the gods, as found in tragedy.

Language: English

Pages: 384

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: March 11, 2004

ISBN: 0521539927

ISBN 13: 9780521539920

Money and the Early Greek Mind: Homer, Philosophy, Tragedy

Richard Seaford

4.6/5 ( ratings)

How were the Greeks of the sixth century BC able to invent philosophy and tragedy? Richard Seaford argues that a large part of the answer can be found in another momentous development, the invention and rapid spread of coinage. By transforming social relations, monetization contributed to the concepts of the universe as an impersonal system and of the individual alienated from his own kin and from the gods, as found in tragedy.

Language: English

Pages: 384

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: March 11, 2004

ISBN: 0521539927

ISBN 13: 9780521539920

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