02781cam a2200373 i 4500 115403 115403 BJBSDDR 20230411090727.0 ta 150515s2016 nju b 001 0 eng 9780691157184 (hardcover : alk. paper) DLC eng DLC spa pcc B 146 V225p 2016 181/.6 23 Van de Mieroop, Marc Philosophy before the Greeks : the pursuit of truth in ancient Babylonia / Marc Van De Mieroop. Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016] viii, 297 pages ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-289) and index. Part 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 In 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. Philosophy, Babylonian. Knowledge, Theory of Iraq Babylonia. Filosofía babilónica 18004 Conocimiento, Teoria del 11607 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK YSL 0 0 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2021-09-30 0 B 146 V225p 2016 00000121151 2021-09-30 00:00:00 1 2021-09-30 BK