“Greek culture is pleasant to contemplate because of its great simplicity and naturalness, and because of the absence of gadgets, each of which is sooner or later a cause of servitude.” CultureCausesSimplicityAbsenceGreekPleasantContemplatingSooner Or LaterServitudeGadgetsGreek Culture Book:Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece Source: Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece
“The intensity of a national culture should be represented by... the general education level and... the exceptional merit of a small elite of pioneers.” ShouldCultureLevelsMeritIntensityElitesExceptionalPioneersGeneral EducationNational Culture Book:Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C. Source: Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C.
“In ancient times there was no public education, except that of the forum, the theater, and the street, and the general degree of illiteracy was very high. The early men of science were left very much to themselves and such a phrase as "the scientific culture of Alexandria in the third century B.C." does not cover any reality. In a sense, this is still true today; the real pioneers are so far ahead of the crowd (even a very literate crowd) that they remain almost alone.” MenDoeStillsRealRealityTodayCultureLeftStreetsCenturyDegreesThirdsTheaterAncientCrowdsPhrasesPioneersPublic EducationForumsIlliteracyAncient TimesAlexandria Author:George Sarton
