Enduring Legacies: Ancient and Medieval Cultures (Sixth Edition)
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- Synopsis
- Legacies, or inheritances, are mixed blessings. The treasures that are handed over to us may give us freedom, or they may bind and blind us. They may mean good fortune or bad luck. In the West our cultural legacies include influential perceptions of the nature of the divine; important habits of argument, critique, and self-examination; deep commitments to the ethical and moral grounding of human action; trust in the social efficacy of institutions; restless passion for exploration and discovery; recogni¬tion of the power of art to inspire, enslave, and subvert; and a striking faith in techno¬logical innovation. But they have also included slavery, exploitation of others, confusion of private interests and universal principles, and deeply held national and ethnic prejudices.
- Copyright:
- 2009
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 464 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780558228507
- Publisher:
- Pearson Custom Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 05/09/14
- Copyrighted By:
- Pearson Custom Publishing
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Textbooks
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.