The Siren and the Sage: Knowledge and Wisdom in Ancient Greece and China [Paperback] Shankman, Steven

Shankman, Steven; Durrant, Stephen

ISBN 10: 030470640X / ISBN 13: 9780304706402

Published by Continuum, 2000

About this Item

Spine & front cover faded. Scratches to cover & small scuffs to edges. Foxing/some stains to textblock edges. Content is in very good condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Siren and the Sage: Knowledge and Wisdom in Ancient Greece and China [Paperback] Shankman, Steven
• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 030470640X
• ISBN 13: 9780304706402
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

About this title

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.

About the Authors

Steven Shankman is a professor at the University of Oregon.

Stephen Durrant is a professor at the University of Oregon.