The Siren and the Sage: Knowledge and Wisdom in Ancient Greece and China

Shankman, Steven; Durrant, Stephen

ISBN 10: 030470640X / ISBN 13: 9780304706402

Edité par Cassell, London, 2000

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Very Good condition Softcover includes Bibliography and Index, 257 pages.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Siren and the Sage: Knowledge and Wisdom in Ancient Greece and China
• Éditeur: Cassell, London
• Date de parution: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 030470640X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780304706402
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Very Good

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Synopsis

A comparative study of what the most influential writers of Ancient Greece and China thought it meant to have knowledge and whether they distinguished knowledge from other forms of wisdom. It surveys selected works of poetry, history and philosophy from the period of roughly the eighth through to the second century Bce, including Homer's "Odyssey", the ancient Chinese "Classic of Poetry", Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War", Sima Qian's "Records of the Historian", Plato's "Symposium", and Laozi's "Dao de Jing and the writings of Zhuangzi". The intention, through such juxtaposition, is to introduce the foundational texts of each tradition which continue to influence the majority of the world's population.

À propos de l?auteur

Steven Shankman is a professor at the University of Oregon. Stephen Durrant is a professor at the University of Oregon.