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Record Nr.

UNINA9910865282003321

Autore

Høyrup Jens

Titolo

From Hesiod to Saussure, From Hippocrates to Jevons: Volume I : Behind Western Europe / / by Jens Høyrup

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

9783031515064

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (365 pages)

Disciplina

509.3

Soggetti

Science - History

History

Philosophy - History

Culture - Study and teaching

History of Science

History of Philosophy

Cultural Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Dedication -- Chapter 1. Introductory Observations -- Chapter 2. “Before Philosophy”: Ancient Mesopotamia -- Chapter 3. Classical Antiquity -- Chapter 4. The Islamic Middle Ages -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the first of a three-volume set introducing the history of scientific thought (including social and human science). The area covered in this volume is ancient Mesopotamia, classical Antiquity and the Islamic Middle Ages. Combining general descriptions with extensive excerpts from original sources in English translation, it concentrates on ways of thinking and actual argumentation and not just on results and mistakes; questions of validity are primarily dealt with in the perspective of the time of the writing, not on that of the 21st century. The work is of great interest to historians of science and culture, students as well as seasoned workers – but also for amateurs willing to invest the necessary serious efforts.