Some ideas are rooted in the past: the classical ideal of inquiry and the modernity that arose from it.

He saw no conflict between high classical ideals and the people who rack up the news clippings.

Together, they symbolized two halves of a classical ideal.

This pitched Western culture back into a condition close to the classical ideal.

In Italy, on the other hand, architecture took a different direction, also here inspired by classical ideals.

Nevertheless, every once in a while, a game will bear some resemblance to the classical ideal.

The old classical liberal ideals had lost their distinctiveness and appeal.

He never held public office, but his moral standing made him a powerful voice for beliefs derived from classical ideals of strong, paternalistic leadership.

He's crazy about "Kouros," the museum's best example of the classical ideal.

This may be a problem for a contemporary art museum built at a time when many artists are questioning the enduring validity of classical ideals.