From Myth to Reason?: Studies in the Development of Greek Thought - Couverture souple

 
9780199247523: From Myth to Reason?: Studies in the Development of Greek Thought
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0199247528 ISBN 13 : 9780199247523
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2002

Synopsis

It has often been asserted that Greek civilization underwent a transition from myth to reason. But what does such an assertion mean? And how much truth is there in it? Were the Greeks special in having evolved our sort of reason, or is that a mirage?

In this book, some of the world's leading experts on ancient Greek myth, religion, philosophy, and history reconsider these fundamental issues. Among the problems they explore are: the history of the Mythos/Logos opposition; myth and reason in practice; logic(s) of myth; intersections involving myth/philosophy, myth/history, myth/ethnography, and myth/technology. Some contributors are more sceptical than others about whether the myth/reason polarity has any future as a tool for the understanding of Greek society - or any society. But what they all agree on is that a reconsideration of the Greek case can help us to clarify much broader debates, for example the debate about the cross-cultural viability (or not) of myth and reason/rationality.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

It has often been asserted that Greek civilization underwent a transition from myth to reason. But what does such an assertion mean? And how much truth is there in it? Were the Greeks special in having evolved our sort of reason, or is that a mirage? In this book, some of the world's leading experts on ancient Greek myth, religion, philosophy, and history reconsider these fundamental issues. Among the problems they explore are: the history of the Mythos/Logos opposition; myth and reason in practice; logic(s) of myth; intersections involving myth/philosophy, myth/history, myth/ethnography, and myth/technology. Some contributors are more sceptical than others about whether the myth/reason polarity has any future as a tool for the understanding of Greek society - or any society. But what they all agree on is that a reconsideration of the Greek case can help us to clarify much broader debates, for example the debate about the cross-cultural viability (or not) of myth and reason/rationality.

Revue de presse

Review from previous edition This collection of papers ... provides useful insights on a wide range of issues and authors and serves generally to provoke thought concerning the interaction between myth and reason. (BMCR)

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0199247528
ISBN 13 
9780199247523
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
384
Éditeur
Buxton Richard
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0198152345 ISBN 13 :  9780198152347
Editeur : Clarendon Press, 1999
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