Greek Civic Pride Name Institutional Affiliation Date Greek Civic Pride Humanism is a broad group of ethical philosophies that support the pride of all people, centered on their capability to identify the right from wrong by appealing to human rationality and quality without turning to the supernatural or the divine religious authority. It is a word derived from the Latin word “humanitas.” Its definition varies from one philosopher to the other. Some define it as a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the importance and the need for human beings. However, humanism has no philosophical meaning when we refer to the Greeks. Humanism in Greek loosely refers to how Greek art and literature places the human experience before …show more content…
Many activities such as sports that people treat with great honor today had its origin and true meaning from the ancient Greek culture. The sports were purposefully for the military training. Survival in the war depended greatly on the one’s ability to run from the enemy and their ability to throw objects to attack them or as a means of defense. In simple terms, current generation blindly follows while neglecting the reason for sporting. The original Greek Olympics were by the chapters of Iliad and Odyssey that describe athletic events. Both the physical beauty and athleticism practiced in the Greek culture; all emphasizes …show more content…
The artwork was not for the sake of it but the ennoblement of man, unlike other people who were doing art as an expression of the artist’s personal philosophy. The artifacts were to exemplify qualities of the artistic. The Athenians never showed any distinction between the aesthetic and the ethical spheres. Both the beautiful and the good were alike and treated equally. According to them, true morality constitutes the conscious living, disgusting excesses, avoidance of grossness, and other forms of conducts that were considered aesthetically offensive. As a final touch, the Greek art was not naturalistic when compared to latest forms of art. However, the ultimate attention focuses on how it depicts beautiful bodies which had nothing to do with fidelity to nature. Greeks only had an interest in expressing human