The Western Civilization

Nikolay Yavashev

Professor: L.Terziev

Class: Exposition

Date: 14.04.15

What is Western Civilization?

Beginnings

1) Lighting Bolt of Enlightenment

2) Christians and Pagans

3) Elitists and None-Elitists

Modernizing the Man

1) Renaissance

2) Enlightenment

3) Romanticism

PhilosophersThe Teachers or Story Tellers?

Nietzsche

1. Master-Morality

2. Slave-Morality

3. Christian-Morality(Herd)

Plato

i. The Republic

ii. Leaders/Followers

Are Plato Ethics and Nietzsche Ethic the same?

Lighting Bolt of Enlightenment Pre-Ancient Greece

i. Hesiod

ii. Homer

iii. Olympian Gods Ancient Greece

a. Socrates

b. Plato

c. Nature vs Gods

Difference between Homer vs Hesiod?

Major Conflicts in the WEC Humanism vs Christianity-800BC-600AD

Roles of Demigods/Gods/Humans during Ancient Greece?

Nature vs Science-18th-20th century

Explanations or given norms and facts?

Theologies vs Atheism – 21st century

Is the believe in god better than believe in ourselves?

Reality Checks? How have we matured for 2000 years?

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