Combining passion and intellect drove the exceptional greatness of the Greeks

Evidence

It was the combination of passion and intellect that made them great, while they were great. Neither alone would have transformed the world for all future time as they transformed it. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 143

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 143
• XREF: connects to: Conquered Greece culturally raised the children of conquering Rome — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 637; Plato’s rational interpretation of love ignited a supra-rational enthusiasm. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 585; Greek culture’s wholeness is only graspable through the ideal of sculpture