Philosophy before the Greeks the pursuit of truth in ancient Babylonia

An essay in Babylonian epistemologyAt the time of creation -- The order of things (les mots et les choses) -- Word lists: a very short history -- Constructing reality -- Writings of the gods -- Omen lists in Babylonian culture -- The structure of knowledge of the universe -- The word of the law -- O...

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1. Verfasser: Van de Mieroop, Marc (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, Oxford Princeton University Press 2016
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Zusammenfassung:An essay in Babylonian epistemologyAt the time of creation -- The order of things (les mots et les choses) -- Word lists: a very short history -- Constructing reality -- Writings of the gods -- Omen lists in Babylonian culture -- The structure of knowledge of the universe -- The word of the law -- Of ancient codes -- The philosopher-king -- A Babylonian epistemology -- Babylonian epistemology in history -- The conceptual autonomy of Babylonian epistemology.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:viii, 297 Seiten
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23 cm
ISBN:9780691157184
978-0-691-15718-4