Inquiry

"Their insatiable spirit of inquiry drove them to question accepted knowledge and seek further information for themselves. Pythagoras, the philosopher-mathematician, encouraged his pupils to investigate the causes and reasons of nature, thus beginning a tradition of medical inquiry."

-Greece and Rome

Inquiry and questioning were fundamental values of both Greek and Roman society, however these values seem to have eroded in our society. For the most part, people simply accept their surroundings. Surely, they wonder why or how things came to be, but this amazement is only temporary, as modern responsibilities soon take precedent. For these ancient cultures, or at least their most well-known and intelligent members, this was not the case.