Wisdom in the Ancient World

by Trevor Curnow

'But where shall wisdom be found?' asked Job, and from across the ancient world came many different replies. Some conceived of wisdom in supernatural personified form and answered the question in appropriate terms. For others, wisdom was something far more human, manifested in a number of different possible ways. For many philosophers, on the other hand, it was simply the highest human intellectual attainment possible. However understood, wisdom...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715635042
• ISBN13: 9780715635049
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"