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Philosophy before the Greeks : The Pursuit of Truth in Ancient Babylonia
In this intellectual history, historian of the ancient Near East Marc Van de Mieroop argues that, for three millennia preceding the Greeks, there were Babylonian philosophers who systematically studied knowledge--about language, divination, and the law--using a coherent system of logic rooted in pra...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton University Press,
2015.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I. An essay in Babylonian epistemology
- At the time of creation
- Part II. The order of things (les mots et les choses)
- Word lists : a very short history
- Constructing reality
- Part III. Writings of the gods
- Omen lists in Babylonian culture
- The structure of knowledge of the universe
- Part IV. The word of the law
- Of ancient codes
- The philosopher-king
- Part V.A Babylonian epistemology
- Babylonian epistemology in history
- The conceptual autonomy of Babylonian epistemology.
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- PART I AN ESSAY IN BABYLONIAN EPISTEMOLOGY
- CHAPTER 1: At the Time of Creation
- PART II THE ORDER OF THINGS (LES MOTS ET LES CHOSES)
- CHAPTER 2: Word Lists: A Very Short History
- CHAPTER 3: Constructing Reality PART III WRITINGS OF THE GODS
- CHAPTER 4: Omen Lists in Babylonian Culture
- CHAPTER 5: The Structure of Knowledge of the Universe
- PART IV THE WORD OF THE LAW
- CHAPTER 6: Of Ancient Codes CHAPTER 7: The Philosopher-King
- PART V A BABYLONIAN EPISTEMOLOGY
- CHAPTER 8: Babylonian Epistemology in History
- CHAPTER 9: The Conceptual Autonomy of Babylonian Epistemology Notes
- Bibliography
- Index