Isonomia and the Origins of Philosophy

by Kōjin Karatani

Book Overview

In Isonomia and the Origins of Philosophy-published originally in Japanese and now available in four languages-Kōjin Karatani questions the idealization of ancient Athens as the source of philosophy and democracy by placing the origins instead in Ionia, a set of Greek colonies located in present-day Turkey. Contrasting Athenian democracy with Ionian isonomia-a system based on non-rule and a lack of social divisions whereby equality is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822369133
• ISBN13: 9780822369134
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"