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The Minds of men

Burstall's conversations with Greek scholar Kenneth Dover are interspersed with art works, scenes from modern Greece, shots of ancient ruins, and dramatized scenes and monologues. Considers the life and teachings of Socrates and Plato, and the writings of Herodotus and Thucydides.

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  • "Burstall's conversations with Greek scholar Kenneth Dover are interspersed with art works, scenes from modern Greece, shots of ancient ruins, and dramatized scenes and monologues. Considers the life and teachings of Socrates and Plato, and the writings of Herodotus and Thucydides."@en
  • "A detailed look at the life and teachings of Socrates and his pupil Plato, and at the world of the two founding fathers of history --Herodotus and Thucydides. Their work exemplifies the vital curiosity of the Greeks about the wellspring of human behavior, the nature of man, and his place in the world around him. Christopher Burstall's conversations with Greek scholar Kenneth Dover are interspersed with art works, scenes from modern Greece, shots of ancient ruins and dramatized scenes and monologues."@en
  • "Takes a detailed look at the life and teachings of Socrates, Plato, and the two founding fathers of history--Herodotus and Thucydides. Their work exemplifies the vital curiosity of the Greeks about the well-springs of human behavior, the nature of man, and his place in the world around him."
  • "An examination of the life and teachings of Socrates and his pupil Plato, and of the world of Herodotus, the first Greek historian, and Thucydides, the first to write a thorough and fair account of his own times. Their work exemplifies the vital curiosity of the Greeks about the nature of man and his place in the world around him. Christopher Burstall's conversations with Greek scholar Kenneth Dover are interspersed with photographs of art works, scenes from modern Greece, shots of ancient ruins and dramatized scenes and monologues."@en

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  • "History"@en
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  • "Historical television programs"@en
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  • "Documentary television programs"@en

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