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Ancient Philosophy: Textual Paths and Historical Explorations
Lorenzo Perilli
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Description for Ancient Philosophy: Textual Paths and Historical Explorations
Paperback. Editor(s): Lorenzo, Perilli; Taormina, Daniela Patrizia. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
`We are all Greeks. Our laws, our literature, our religion, our arts, have their root in Greece', the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley once wrote. It is in Greek that the questions which shaped the destiny of Western culture were asked, and so were the first attempts at an answer, and the search for a method of investigation. This book tries to rediscover the propulsive force that for over two millennia spread, and still lives in our system of thought. By systematically quoting the very words of the leading actors and by tracing their sources, it leads the reader along a ... Read more
`We are all Greeks. Our laws, our literature, our religion, our arts, have their root in Greece', the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley once wrote. It is in Greek that the questions which shaped the destiny of Western culture were asked, and so were the first attempts at an answer, and the search for a method of investigation. This book tries to rediscover the propulsive force that for over two millennia spread, and still lives in our system of thought. By systematically quoting the very words of the leading actors and by tracing their sources, it leads the reader along a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
806
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138668812
SKU
V9781138668812
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Ref
99-1
About Lorenzo Perilli
Lorenzo Perilli is Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Rome `Tor Vergata', Italy, and the Director of the transdisciplinary Research Centre in Classics, Mathematics and Philosophy `Forms of Knowledge in the Ancient World'. His research interests include Ancient medicine and science, Presocratic philosophy, textual criticism, and humanities computing. ... Read more
Reviews for Ancient Philosophy: Textual Paths and Historical Explorations
This book gives an excellent overview of the development of philosophy in the classical world. Perilli and Taormina have put together an innovative history of ancient philosophy. Teun Tieleman, Utrecht University, Netherlands