Isonomia and the Origins of Philosophy /

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Kojin Karatani questions the canonical glorification of philosophy and democracy in ancient Athens by placing Western philosophy's origins in Ionia, a set of Greek colonies located in present-day Turkey that practiced isonomia--a system based on non-rule and a lack of social divisions whereby e...

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Auteur principal: Karatani, Kōjin, 1941- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Japonés
Publié: Durham : Duke University Press, 2017.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Philosophy, Ancient.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Ancient & Classical.
Philosophie ancienne.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Kojin Karatani questions the canonical glorification of philosophy and democracy in ancient Athens by placing Western philosophy's origins in Ionia, a set of Greek colonies located in present-day Turkey that practiced isonomia--a system based on non-rule and a lack of social divisions whereby equality is realized through individual freedom.
Description:Translated from the Japanese.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (175 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780822372714

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