Ancient Greek Innovation

Today, it can be said that there has been several innovations that have allowed us to progress and advance as a society. An innovation is something that can be defined as simply as a new method, product or idea, and is typically one that is beneficial. Throughout history, the majority of these innovations have been discovered within topics such as technology and science. For instance, the era featuring the change from the Paleolithic age to the Neolithic age in history allowed the advancement from the hunter-gatherer, nomadic lifestyle to a society that featured the development of cities, job specialization, agriculture and government centers, all of which remain as vital components of society today. Classical Greece features an example of
During this period in history, taking place c. the fifth century, Greece was in frequent interaction with Egypt and Persia. Because of this and the different cultural influences that came with the contact between these civilizations, Greece was inspired to begin thinking about the world in new ways. This interest of the Greeks in the lifestyles of opposing cultures was responsible for the evolution of philosophy into what it is today. This is because prior to the interaction of Greece, Persia and Egypt, philosophy was nothing like it has come to be like today, meaning topics like humanity and morality were not the focus of philosophy but ideas such as science, math and political theory were. “ ...contemporary desire for wisdom and an approach to attaining it owes much to the methods laid down by the Greeks. The first important step those ancient thinkers took was to ask such questions as, What is the nature of the world? What is the nature of man? Do we perceive the world as it actually is, or are we seeing just a reflection of an underlying reality? By asking those kinds of questions and attempting to answer them logically, the Greeks laid the foundation for Western intellectual history.” (Hackney 2018). With this, it is obvious that the classical period of Greece contributes to the idea that innovations are and have remained an enduring issue throughout history. As mentioned in the quote, the Greeks desire for knowledge was what laid the foundation for modern day philosophy. “Greek philosophy was not dedicated entirely to questions that may be considered "philosophy"—that is to say, the study of morality and human existence. Many of the earliest Greek philosophers primarily considered subjects that modern thinkers would consider science, mathematics, or