Textbooks at the Crossroads: Scientific and Philosophical Textbooks in 18th Century Greek Education

摘要: Greek society of the eighteenth century did not have institutional or theoretical background for development an original interest in scientific pursuits. The contact with new ideas aimed basically at assimilation these body existing contemplative philosophy and context where such undertaking took place was exclusively education. At same time, education field political ideological pursuits various social groups intersected. A quasi modernistic profile educational activity especially favored by a generation scholars who wished to assert their distinctive intellectual physiognomy, as well emergent group merchants strove establish cultural authority. As result, sciences reflects confluence aims two groups. study textbooks, which were produced under circumstances, depicts consequences this brings light some important aspects environment within life modern occurred.