Importance Of Greek Society

When a civilization is emerging in the way which it emerges helps to establish its values. Greek Society emerged in two different ways, through Athenian and Spartan mentalities. Through many wars and differing enemies, Athenian culture became more prevalent. However, each brought forth important ideals that defined Greek Society. They are the reason that when reflecting upon Greece we conjure images of philosophers or strong willed warriors. Greek society through individual action and institution truly valued duty to the community, innovation, and honor.
Beginning with duty to the community, this is something that is clearly evident within their society. From a broad perspective this is an idea that lays the foundation for how they built up …show more content…
Each occupation that an individual had with served some inherent purpose for the collective. This creates a stronger community bond and reliance on one another. The warrior wants to defend his country because not only does it host his family, but he relies on those farmers for food. If those resources are decimated, then so his job. Every person is important and intrinsically has worth, an idea we still have in the western world today. However, this allows the state to hold the individual responsible. All their actions have equal reactions. So, if Socrates allegedly corrupts the youth he must stand trial for his actions. Since laws were public there is no reason why a person would not be able to follow them. Ultimately, this shows the autonomy of each individual and the responsibility the bear to be apart of the …show more content…
Integral things to our present day society, such a roads, education, philosophy and medicine. People who partook in these fields were often times exalted within the society itself. Aristotle, Plato and Socrates have major influence in the society. Aristotle is even the tutor to Alexander the Great and as Socrates searches for truth he allows other people to question their traditional way of living. There was major disagreement within the Greek society on whether this type of thought was dangerous to their way of living. However, this did not negate the influence that it had over society. Which is precisely the reason the Socrates was so controversial, and eventually put to death. Philosophy was not the only innovation that took place throughout this era though. Education was inspired by philosophy as men called Sophists rose up to educate the public. Instead of parents now educating their children there was an opportunity for an outside body to do so. This allowed males who took part in these Sophist teachings to rise up in the society and taught them vital public speaking skills. Children who were not rich could learn a trade from their father and perhaps minimal reading and writing