Philosophy before the Greeks : : The Pursuit of Truth in Ancient Babylonia / / Marc Van De Mieroop.
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 "befo...
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| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- 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