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hippocratics

Roots of SN, Part 9: Was Classical Greece Naturalistic?

August 15, 2014August 14, 2014 by B. T. Newberg

How did cultural innovators in the Classical Period spread naturalism through Greek culture — and how far did it spread?

Categories Free Tags ancient Greece, euripides, hippocratics, naturalism, science and god, sophocles, spiritual naturalism, thucydides 1 Comment
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