PHILOSOPHY OF FORGOTTEN CIVILIZATIONS: Reconstructing Thought Without Texts: 70 - Brossura

Kriger, Boris

Brossura

ISBN 13: 9798298363518

Casa editrice: Independently published, 2025

Riassunto

What if philosophy has always been with us — not just in books, but in temples, epics, gestures, and silence? This book begins with a simple but unsettling question: have we mistaken the absence of text for the absence of thought?
Across ancient cities and long-lost civilizations, ideas took shape in forms that often left no names behind — but not because there were no philosophers. Some wisdom was never written, some was lost, and some may yet lie undiscovered. After all, even Socrates, one of the most revered thinkers in history, left no writings of his own. Thought does not depend on ink to exist.
This is a journey into the deeper layers of human understanding — a philosophical archaeology. It traces how myth, ritual, law, architecture, and even animal behavior can reveal coherent worldviews. From Mesopotamian justice to Minoan joy, from the metaphysics of sacrifice to the quiet dignity of cats, it reconstructs the many ways civilizations have answered the fundamental questions of life.
Blending historical insight with conceptual imagination, the book invites a rethinking of where philosophy begins, how it survives, and what it means to think — even when no one is watching.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Independently published
• Data di pubblicazione: 2025
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 13: 9798298363518
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 81
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