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Ancient Worlds, Modern Reflections: Philosophical Perspectives on Greek and Chinese Science and Culture - Couverture rigide

Lloyd, Geoffrey

 
9780199270163: Ancient Worlds, Modern Reflections: Philosophical Perspectives on Greek and Chinese Science and Culture
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0199270163 ISBN 13 : 9780199270163
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Geoffrey Lloyd engages in a wide-ranging exploration of what we can learn from the study of ancient civilisations that is relevant to fundamental problems, both intellectual and moral, that we still face today.

How far is it possible to arrive at an understanding of alien systems of belief? Is it possible to talk meaningfully of 'science' and of its various constituent disciplines, 'astronomy', 'geography', 'anatomy', and so on, in the ancient world? Are logic and its laws universal? Is there one ontology - a single world - to which all attempts at understanding must be considered to be directed? When we encounter apparently very different views of reality, how far can that be put down to a difference in conceptions of what needs explaining, or of what counts as an explanation, or to different preferred modes of reasoning or styles of inquiry? Do the notions of truth and belief represent reliable cross-cultural universals?

In another area, what can ancient history teach us about today's social and political problems? Are the discourses of human nature and of human rights universally applicable? What political institutions do we need to help secure equity and justice within nation states and between them?

Lloyd sets out to answer all these questions, and to convince us that the science and culture of ancient Greece and China provide precious resources to advance modern debates.

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À propos de l'auteur

Geoffrey Lloyd is Emeritus Professor of Ancient Philosophy and Science at the University of Cambridge.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0199270163
ISBN 13 
9780199270163
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Nombre de pages
234
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