Greek Legacy Classical Origins of the Modern World

Perfectionism and the Greek Ideal (1x12)

Uitzenddatum: Mrt 18, 2015

A persistent theme is found in Greek art and architecture, in Greek drama and moral philosophy, in Greek games and festivals, and in Greek religion: perfection. The perfectionist ideal was applied to body and mind, to art and science, to life in both its personal and civic dimensions. Perfection was at the foundation of the classical achievement and, to some extent, was also the cause of the collapse of that extraordinary civilization.