groove time greek civil servants start 2-day strike – nytimes.com, september 24, 2013 “ athens...
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Groove TimeGreek Civil Servants Start 2-Day Strike –
Nytimes.com, September 24, 2013
“ATHENS — Greek public sector workers went on strike for the second time in a week on Tuesday, shutting schools and leaving hospitals with skeleton staff, as inspectors from Greece’s foreign lenders were investigating if the country was meeting its bailout targets.”
Ancient GreeceSeptember 25, 2013
Philosophy: “Love of Wisdom”
Socrates 469-399 BCE
Founder of western philosophy
Plato 429-347 BCE
Student of Aristotle
Aristotle 384-322 BCE
Student of Plato
TheaterInvented “drama”
Used to educate citizens
Tragedies first then comedy
Religion Polytheistic – 12
chief gods
Worshipped in open temples (polis)
Hubris: extreme pride by mortals that would be punished by the gods.