Heirs of Achilles

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Alan Samuel examines core texts of Greek literature to show how they have formed our modern concepts of the nature of humanity and society.

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Introduction
Preliminary Observations	p. 3
Plans and Disagreements	p. 7
The Individual and the Self
The Pursuit of Self-Knowledge	p. 25
The Knowing Self	p. 48
The Self in Community
The Psychology of the Self	p. 62
The Harmonious Family	p. 74
The Knowledge of Good and Evil	p. 86
State and Society
The Possibility of Justice	p. 106
Autocracy	p. 125
Democracy	p. 146
Equality	p. 168
"You Are Not Alone"
The Human Condition and Cosmic Justice	p. 186
God's Holy Truth	p. 202
To Live in Christian Times	p. 230
Saving Humanity	p. 242
The Great Chain of Being	p. 259
The Individual and the Cosmos
Epic Times	p. 271
The Optimism of Pessimism	p. 289
Criticizing the Tradition	p. 312
Mentality	p. 320
Bibliography	p. 324
Index	p. 337
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