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Magic, Reason and Experience

By Lloyd, G E R

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Magic, Reason and Experience

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This text is a study of the origins and development of Greek science, focusing especially on the interactions of scientific and traditional patterns of thought from the 6th to the 4th centuries BC. The starting point is an examination of how certain Greek authors deployed the category of 'magic' and attacked magical beliefs and practices. In the second chapter the book outlines the development and significance of the theory and practice of argument in early Greek science and follows this with a study of the development of empirical research. Finally the author asks why the Greeks invented science: what precisely their contribution was, and what social, economic, ideological and political factors had a bearing on the growth of science in Greece. Designed primarily for students of the history and philosophy of science and classicists, this book also embraces comparative material from anthropology, and from the study of ancient Near Eastern civilisation, and is therefore suitable for anthropologists too.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
348
Release Date:
2000-02-24
Publication Date:
2000-02-24
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1853996025
ISBN13:
9781853996023
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
404 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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