02522cam a2200313 i 4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020004300069040001800112041000800130042000800138050002200146082001500168100002500183245010200208264005300310300002900363336002600392337002800418338002700446504006700473505117800540520036101718650002802079650004302107650002902150650002902179BJBSDDR20230411090727.0ta150515s2016 nju b 001 0 eng  a9780691157184 (hardcover : alk. paper) aDLCbengcDLC aspa apcc14aB 146bV225p 201600a181/.62231 aVan de Mieroop, Marc10aPhilosophy before the Greeks :bthe pursuit of truth in ancient Babylonia /cMarc Van De Mieroop. 1aPrinceton :bPrinceton University Press,c[2016] aviii, 297 pages ;c25 cm atextbtxt2rdacontent aunmediatedbn2rdamedia avolumebnc2rdacarrier aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 258-289) and index. aPart I. An essay in Babylonian epistemology -- At the time of creation -- Part II. The order of things (les mots et les choses) -- Word lists : a very short history -- Constructing reality -- Part III. Writings of the gods -- Omen lists in Babylonian culture -- The structure of knowledge of the universe -- Part IV. The word of the law -- Of ancient codes -- The philosopher-king -- Part V.A Babylonian epistemology -- Babylonian epistemology in history -- The conceptual autonomy of Babylonian epistemology. Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I AN ESSAY IN BABYLONIAN EPISTEMOLOGY -- CHAPTER 1: At the Time of Creation -- PART II THE ORDER OF THINGS (LES MOTS ET LES CHOSES) -- CHAPTER 2: Word Lists: A Very Short History CHAPTER 3: Constructing Reality PART III WRITINGS OF THE GODS -- CHAPTER 4: Omen Lists in Babylonian Culture -- CHAPTER 5: The Structure of Knowledge of the Universe -- PART IV THE WORD OF THE LAW CHAPTER 6: Of Ancient Codes CHAPTER 7: The Philosopher-King -- PART V A BABYLONIAN EPISTEMOLOGY -- CHAPTER 8: Babylonian Epistemology in History CHAPTER 9: The Conceptual Autonomy of Babylonian Epistemology Notes -- Bibliography -- Index aIn this intellectual history, historian of the ancient Near East Marc Van de Mieroop argues that, for three millennia preceding the Greeks, there were Babylonian philosophers who systematically studied knowledge--about language, divination, and the law--using a coherent system of logic rooted in practices of cuneiform script.--From publisher description. 0aPhilosophy, Babylonian. 0aKnowledge, Theory ofzIraqzBabylonia. 4aFilosofía babilónica 4aConocimiento, Teoria del