It seems to me that the optimism of the Greek philo-
sophers depended to a great extent on economic reasons ;
it probably arose in the rich and commercial urban
populations who were able to regard the universe as an
immense shop full of excellent things with which they could their greed.
sophers depended to a great extent on economic reasons ;
it probably arose in the rich and commercial urban
populations who were able to regard the universe as an
immense shop full of excellent things with which they could their greed.
Sorel - Reflections on Violence
