In writings left behind by my father, which I only came across long
after he'd died, he wrote about the Golden Age of Greece, and said
the following:
When I wrote about the Golden Age of Green in my first GenerationalJames J. Xenakis wrote: > "The most spectacular outburst of the slumbering intelligence of
> mankind flashed about four thousand years ago in Babylon, Egypt,
> Crete and partly in China, culminating with the culture of Greece
> and establishing once and for all the foundations of the
> democratic western civilization of today. Why such a culture in
> philosophy, astronomy, architecture, mathematics and other arts
> flashed in such a short time three or four thousand years ago is
> difficult to imagine. It is certain, however, that some of their
> ancestors were just as equally intellectual, as is proven by the
> prehistoric cave paintings at Lascaux, France, painted about
> 16,000 years ago. These paintings give evidence that man was
> already an accomplished artist with the high perception and
> sensitivity. The perfection and grandeur of these paintings
> cannot be isolated from other philosophical and scientific arts,
> as for example in the preparation of the paints, crayons or
> brushes and above all in the production of light for the
> illumination of the caves."
Dynamics book, I focused on the Awakening Era part of it. My
motivation was to provide at least a partial answer to my father's
question.
This can be found in Chapter 7 of my book:
** Chapter 7 -- Awakenings in World History
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/cgi ... awakenings
This was one of the first things I ever wrote, and the timeline of
crisis wars in this chapter may require further study.
Sincerely,
John