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Magic, Reason and Experience: Studies in the Origin and Development of Greek Science - Hardcover

Lloyd, G. E. R.

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This book is a study of the origins and development of Greek science, focusing especially on the interactions of scientific and traditional patterns of thought from the sixth- to the fourth-centuries BC. Dr Lloyd examines why the Greeks invented science and what social, economic, ideological and political factors had a bearing on its growth.

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This book is a study of the origins and development of Greek science, focusing especially on the interactions of scientific and traditional patterns of thought from the sixth- to the fourth-centuries BC. Dr Lloyd examines why the Greeks invented science and what social, economic, ideological and political factors had a bearing on its growth.

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