Philosophy Before the Greeks: The Pursuit of Truth in Ancient Babylonia

by Marc Van de Mieroop

Book Overview

There is a growing recognition that philosophy isn't unique to the West, that it didn't begin only with the classical Greeks, and that Greek philosophy was influenced by Near Eastern traditions. Yet even today there is a widespread assumption that what came before the Greeks was "before philosophy." In Philosophy before the Greeks, Marc Van De Mieroop, an acclaimed historian of the ancient Near East, presents a groundbreaking argument that,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691176353
• ISBN13: 9780691176352
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"