1. The Western Civilization Nikolay Yavashev Professor: L.Terziev Class: Exposition Date: 14.04.15

2. 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

3. Philosophers The 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?

4. 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?

5. Major Conflicts in the WEC  Humanism vs Christianity-800BC-600AD Roles of Demigods/Gods/Humans during Ancient Greece?  Nature vs Science-18 th -20 th century Explanations or given norms and facts?  Theologies vs Atheism – 21 st century Is the believe in god better than believe in ourselves? Reality Checks? How have we matured for 2000 years?

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