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Philosophy before the Greeks: The Pursuit of Truth in Ancient Babylonia
Marc Van de Mieroop
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paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; HBLA; HPCA; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
There is a growing recognition that philosophy isn't unique to the West, that it didn't begin only with the classical Greeks, and that Greek philosophy was influenced by Near Eastern traditions. Yet even today there is a widespread assumption that what came before the Greeks was before philosophy. In Philosophy before the Greeks, Marc Van De Mieroop, an acclaimed historian of the ancient Near East, presents a groundbreaking argument that, for three millennia before the Greeks, one Near Eastern people had a rich and sophisticated tradition of philosophy fully worthy of the name. In the first century ... Read more
There is a growing recognition that philosophy isn't unique to the West, that it didn't begin only with the classical Greeks, and that Greek philosophy was influenced by Near Eastern traditions. Yet even today there is a widespread assumption that what came before the Greeks was before philosophy. In Philosophy before the Greeks, Marc Van De Mieroop, an acclaimed historian of the ancient Near East, presents a groundbreaking argument that, for three millennia before the Greeks, one Near Eastern people had a rich and sophisticated tradition of philosophy fully worthy of the name. In the first century ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691176352
SKU
9780691176352
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About Marc Van de Mieroop
Marc Van De Mieroop is professor of history at Columbia University. His books include The Ancient Mesopotamian City, King Hammurabi of Babylon, A History of the Ancient Near East, The Eastern Mediterranean in the Age of Ramesses II, and A History of Ancient Egypt.
Reviews for Philosophy before the Greeks: The Pursuit of Truth in Ancient Babylonia
Van De Mieroop is a highly respected Assyriologist, and his book provides a broad introduction to the intellectual principles which informed the long-lived and steady literary culture of 'Babylonia.'
D. L. Dusenbury, Times Literary Supplement Were this book a live performance, I would stand and applaud with vigor... I highly recommend this book to anybody interested in ancient history ... Read more
D. L. Dusenbury, Times Literary Supplement Were this book a live performance, I would stand and applaud with vigor... I highly recommend this book to anybody interested in ancient history ... Read more