TY  - BOOK
AU  - Van de Mieroop,Marc
TI  - Philosophy before the Greeks: the pursuit of truth in ancient Babylonia 
SN  - 9780691157184 (hardcover : alk. paper)
AV  - B 146 V225p 2016
U1  - 181/.6 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Princeton
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Philosophy, Babylonian
KW  - Knowledge, Theory of
KW  - Iraq
KW  - Babylonia
KW  - Filosofía babilónica
KW  - Conocimiento, Teoria del
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -