ABSTRACT

Thiscriticalattitudeischaracteristicofwhathasbeensowelldescribed astheGreekmiracle.Howdidthismiraclearise?

Ithinkthatamiraclesuchasthiscanneverbefullyexplained.There cannotbeasatisfactoryexplanationofcreativity.ButIthinkthatavery partialexplanationofthecriticalattitudeispossible,andofconsiderable interest.Thecriticalattitudeispartly,Isuggest,theproductoftheclashof differentcultures.