Philosophy before the Greeks : the pursuit of truth in ancient Babylonia / Marc Van De Mieroop.

By:

Van de Mieroop, Marc

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Spanish Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]Description: viii, 297 pages ; 25 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780691157184 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

181/.6 23

LOC classification:

B 146 V225p 2016

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

Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-289) and index.

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

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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