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To-day quite other views of the end of learning are making way; according to which views, if I understand them, education ought to teach one kind of thing, and one only, that is to say, that kind of thing which will help the learner to make money. The supporters of these views hold that literature may be advantageously neglected, and something called 'useful knowledge' substituted for it. It is unlikely that any one who shares the new views on education will read these pages, because Greek is not placed by the apostles of this New Learning in the category of 'useful knowledge,' the omission seeming to involve the conclusion that the Renaissance, the former revival of learning, and especially of Greek learning, was a great mistake, a delusion of foolish men who did not understand what was useful know ledge.' But if any who use this book are drifting about in uncertainty, and asking themselves, 'to what end 2 they will do well to ponder those words of Milton.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book presents the Second Book of Thucydides's The Peloponnesian War, an ancient Greek text of significant historical and literary value. Written by the author in the 5th century BC, it narrates the decisive conflicts of the second and third years of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. Considered one of the first works of historical scholarship, the text includes accounts of the plague at Athens and the funeral oration of Pericles, demonstrating the author's analytical approach to recording historical events. By contextualizing the text within the broader context of the era and examining the author's approach to history, the book provides a critical appreciation of Thucydides's work, highlighting its value as an early example of philosophical historical analysis. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781333805944_0
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