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A 6 page paper which examines the rational perspective and then applies it to Greek architecture. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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spiritual perspective. Human beings have a tendency to think from a very emotional or spiritual perspective rather than a rational one. In many instances this is why we relate well
to things of beauty such as seen in art and music. However, in many ways rational perspective can also bring with it a very powerful sense of artistic and simplistic
perspectives as well. The following paper examines rational perspective and what it entails in many arenas of thought and emotion. The paper then examines how rational perspective can be related
to early Greek architecture. Rational Perspective Working within a rational perspective essentially means taking a less emotional or spiritual viewpoint. This
does not mean that emotion and spirituality are not taken into consideration, but that they are not the primary reason behind ones perceptions or actions. In looking at the rational
perspective we first look briefly at religion, a very important element when speaking of Greek architecture and Greek life. One author notes that, "In the beginning...Fire was a god,
wind and rain were gods, nature in all its fury frightened us and natural cataclysms from volcanoes to earthquakes were seen first as gods and then as acts of the
gods" (Lansberry, 2005). However, as rational thought and rational perspective began to enter into human intellect "we could no longer see the elements fire, earth, water, and air as gods
and thus we created goddesses and gods" (Lansberry, 2005). The rational perspective labeled goddesses with feminine traits and gods with male traits. Lansberry (2005) also notes that leaders would proclaim
themselves gods and the people would then bow down to them in a rational form of self interest for they knew that these men were not gods (Lansberry, 2005). Such
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