<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The Greek appetite for the unknown reaches beyond... > The Greek appetite for the unknown reaches beyond the familiar claim that the Greeks founded particular disciplines. Rubio described a people who recorded other societies, ventured outward, and brought unfamiliar experience into a widening account of the world. A civilization capable of looking beyond itself can discover both new territory and errors in its own picture of reality. The outward gaze is valuable because it keeps inheritance open to what has not yet been learned. **Source:** [[articles/America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity|America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The Greek appetite for the unknown reaches beyond the familiar claim that the Greeks founded particular disciplines. Rubio described a people who recorded other societies, ventured outward, and brought unfamiliar experience into a widening account of the world. A civilization capable of looking beyond itself can discover both new territory and errors in its own picture of reality. The outward gaze is valuable because it keeps inheritance open to what has not yet been learned.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/passages/passages-greek-appetite-unknown-open-yet-learned ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->