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The Siren and the Sage: Knowledge and Wisdom in Ancient Greece and China
Steven Shankman
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The Siren and the Sage: Knowledge and Wisdom in Ancient Greece and China
Steven Shankman
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 poetry, history and philosophy from roughly the eighth to the second century BCE.
272 pages, 1 b&w illustration,
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 1, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780304706402 |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 234 × 154 × 20 mm · 449 g |
| Language | English |
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