What is the origin of things? Did things come from nothing or from something? Those were just some of the many questions the Ancient Greeks pondered, but it led them to be the first to truly innovate. They saw what was and made them better.
Armand D’Angour, professor of classics and a fellow at Jesus College at the University of Oxford, has translated portions of several Ancient Greek works, along with adding his introductions to certain ideas, as part of Princeton University Press’s collection of Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers.
Armand Dangour is a professor of classical languages and literature at Oxford University. (University of Oxford)
D’Angour starts his book off with a quote from Dimocrotus: “Thinking new thoughts every day.” Truly, the Ancient Greeks knew how to think, and the author of this short translation of selected works makes that very clear to the reader….