Philosophy before the Greeks
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 practices of cuneiform script.--From publisher description.
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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 practices of cuneiform script.--From publisher description.
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- Publication Date:2015.
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- Publisher(s):Princeton University Press
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2015.
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- ISBN:1400874114, 9781400874118
- oclc:ocn928406324
- LC Classification:B146
- Dewey Decimal:181.6
Table of Contents
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
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