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The Siren and the Sage - Knowledge and Wisdom in Ancient Greece and China (Paperback) Loot Price: R4,057
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The Siren and the Sage - Knowledge and Wisdom in Ancient Greece and China (Paperback): Steven Shankman, Stephen Durrant

The Siren and the Sage - Knowledge and Wisdom in Ancient Greece and China (Paperback)

Steven Shankman, Stephen Durrant

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A comparative study of what the most influential writers of Ancient Greece and China thought it meant to have knowledge and whether they distinguished knowledge from other forms of wisdom. It surveys selected works of poetry, history and philosophy from the period of roughly the eighth through to the second century BCE, including Homer's "Odyssey," the ancient Chinese "Classic of Poetry," Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War," Sima Qian's "Records of the Historian," Plato's "Symposium," and Laozi's "Dao de Jing and the writings of Zhuangzi." The intention, through such juxtaposition, is to introduce the foundational texts of each tradition which continue to influence the majority of the world's population.

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Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: March 2000
First published: March 2000
Authors: Steven Shankman • Stephen Durrant
Dimensions: 234 x 153 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 978-0-304-70640-2
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Oriental & Indian philosophy
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
Books > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Oriental & Indian philosophy
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge
Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
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LSN: 0-304-70640-X
Barcode: 9780304706402

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