Why the Greeks?

The Greek islands were geographically predisposed to democracy. The ritualised, antagonistic debates of parliaments and law courts were then generalised to all philosophical domains, creating a unique intellectual climate that put a premium on adversarialism and pure reason. This style of thought proved ideal for mathematics. Transcript Why the Greeks, of all people? Why did … <a href="https://intellectualmathematics.com/blog/why-the-greeks/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Why the Greeks?</span></a>