Science and Politics in the Ancient World (Routledge Library Editions: Ancient Philosophy) - Hardcover

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Farrington, Benjamin

 
9781138201606: Science and Politics in the Ancient World (Routledge Library Editions: Ancient Philosophy)
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ISBN 10: 113820160X ISBN 13: 9781138201606
Publisher: Routledge, 2016

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. 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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About the Author

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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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
113820160X
ISBN 13 
9781138201606
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
246

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