24 According to the passage, which of the following may NOT be included in the philosophical inquiry of the Greeks?
(A) The meaning of life
(B)The regularities of nature
(C)The nature of the universe
(D)The Greek alphabet

 The Greeks invented創造, 發明 philosophy哲學, 哲學思想. The word itself comes from the Greek，meaning “love of wisdom智慧” From the sixth century B.C.E. until the fourth century B.C.E., Greek thinkers throughout各處；自始至終 the Hellenic古希臘 world started addressing a wide range of questions about the nature of the universe and the meaning of life. It is a mystery why the Greeks, beginning around the sixth century B.C.E., were the first to pursue sustained繼續, 保持 philosophical inquiry過程, 調查. But since they lacked palace bureaucracies官僚作風；官僚主義；官僚體制 or professional priests神父，牧師, no vested interests既得利益stood opposed to free speculation推斷, 交易的, 投機 and observation觀察.

In addition, because literacy識字，讀寫能力、知識 was widespread—owing to因為，由於 the simplified精簡  Greek alphabet—and because new military tactics策略，手法 and governmental institutions機構 gradually strengthened增強 their ideals of equality, the Greeks came to believe that they were different from others, especially their Persian波斯 neighbors, and began ever more to speculate猜測, 猜測 on the reasons for the differences.

Finally, their relative indifference to material needs and the availability of leisure time offered the Greeks unprecedented史無前例的，空前 opportunities for reflection返回, 映射.