Science and Politics in the Ancient World - Rilegato

Farrington, Benjamin

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 113820160X ISBN 13: 9781138201606

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2016

Riassunto

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. Historian such as Polybius and Livey and the poets Pinder and Virgil are seen in a new light when set against this background of social struggle.

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Informazioni sull'autore

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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 113820160X
• ISBN 13: 9781138201606
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 246
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania