The Siren and the Sage

by Stephen Durrant and Steven Shankman

Book Overview

The cultures of ancient China and ancient Greece have exerted immeasurable influence on later civilizations. The texts and cultural values of classical China spread throughout East Asia and became the foundation of learning in Korea, Japan and Vietnam. Greek learning and culture receive credit for many of the intellectual paradigms of the West. Probably the one which is most distinctly Western is the tradition of logical proof and the related assumption...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592443478
• ISBN13: 9781592443475
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.0"