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The Greek Pursuit of Knowledge

Edited by Jacques Brunschwig, Edited by Geoffrey E. R. Lloyd, Translated by Catherine Porter

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Ancient Greek thought is the essential wellspring from which the intellectual, ethical, and political civilization of the West draws and to which, even today, we repeatedly return. In this volume drawn from the reference work Greek Thought: A Guide to Classical Knowledge, major scholars take up basic topics in philosophy and science, offering an account of the extraordinary explosion of desire for knowledge in the classical Greek world.

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Publisher | Harvard University Press
Published date | 30 Nov 2003
Language | English
Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 416
Dimensions | 235 x 156 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 463g
ISBN | 978-0-6740-2155-6
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BISAC | philosophy / history & surveys / ancient & classical


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