Philosophy before the Greeks: The Pursuit of Truth in Ancient Babylonia by Marc Van De Mieroop

Philosophy before the Greeks: The Pursuit of Truth in Ancient Babylonia

Marc Van De Mieroop

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nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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In the first century BC, the Greek historian Diodorus of Sicily praised the Babylonians for their devotion to philosophy. Showing the justice of Diodorus's comment, this is the first book to argue that there were Babylonian philosophers and that t...

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