ABSTRACT
Thiscriticalattitudeischaracteristicofwhathasbeensowelldescribed astheGreekmiracle.Howdidthismiraclearise?
Ithinkthatamiraclesuchasthiscanneverbefullyexplained.There cannotbeasatisfactoryexplanationofcreativity.ButIthinkthatavery partialexplanationofthecriticalattitudeispossible,andofconsiderable interest.Thecriticalattitudeispartly,Isuggest,theproductoftheclashof differentcultures.