I am re-reading Bertrand Russell’s The History of Western Philosophy for . . . ::waves hands:: . . . reasons, and this hits sofaking hard rn re Athens:
“It was possible in that age, as in few others, to be both intelligent and happy, and happy through intelligence.”
Oooof. 😵💫
“It was possible in that age, as in few others, to be both intelligent and happy, and happy through intelligence.”
Oooof. 😵💫
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Russell is so great.
Grayling’s work is a good example:
I think many in 🇺🇸 still like the Athenian meaning.
We see you, Chance! Hahaha
Anyway, Russel isn't all wrong; life ~was~ pretty sweet for those 30,000 free poet-gymbro-hoplites, between skirmish seasons and plagues at least...
The techno-utopian vision today is simply replacing everybody else with robots. Especially the women!