GRST 205 Midterm: Midterm 2 Notes ALL

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRST 205
• Professor: Lindsay Gayle Driediger- Murphy

Document Summary

Athenian acropolis: the first unified temple complex in greek world. Funded by the tribute from athenian empire. Poseidon"s mark, or mythical king erechtheus) the art/history was idealized naturalism: more perfect than reality. Enquiry/understanding of the nature and meaning of the universe and the nature and meaning of life. Philosophy in ancient greece embraced many fields such as science, math, ethics/morality, and aspects of religion. (since the gods didn"t tell them what was right and wrong philosophy did) Began in archaic period (750-500/480 bc): in ionian poleis, focused on explaining the fundamental nature of the universe: diogenes: from sinope, a polis in the black sea. A philosopher that argued humans need to get back to nature. That"s why he would be naked a lot. He would carry a lantern around in broad daylight and say, i am just looking for an honest man. Sometimes philosophers were accused of lacking respect for truth/undermining society: socrates: from athens.