Science and Politics in the Ancient World - Couverture rigide

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Farrington, Benjamin

 
9781138201606: Science and Politics in the Ancient World

Synopsis

This book, originally published in 1965, discusses the political implication of the spread of science in antiquity. It reveals how the real Greek spirit of scientific research was crushed by Plato and Aristotle, long thought-of as searchers for truth.

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À propos de l?auteur

Benjamin Farrington was an Irish scholar and professor of Classics, teaching in Ireland, South Africa, and Great Britain. Although his academic career spanned several disciplines, he is most well known for his contributions to the history of Greek science. Moreover, within the development of the discipline his books were some of the first written in the English language that focused specifically on Greek science.

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9781138202634: Science and Politics in the Ancient World

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1138202630 ISBN 13 :  9781138202634
Editeur : Routledge, 2018
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