Science and Politics in the Ancient World (Routledge Library Editions: Ancient Philosophy)

Farrington, Benjamin

ISBN 10: 113820160X / ISBN 13: 9781138201606

Published by Routledge, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Science and Politics in the Ancient World (Routledge Library Editions: Ancient Philosophy)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 113820160X
• ISBN 13: 9781138201606
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book, originally published in 1965, discusses the political implication of the spread of science in antiquity. It reveals how the real Greek spirit of scientific research was crushed by Plato and Aristotle, long thought-of as searchers for truth. Historian such as Polybius and Livey and the poets Pinder and Virgil are seen in a new light when set against this background of social struggle.

About the Author

Benjamin Farrington was an Irish scholar and professor of Classics, teaching in Ireland, South Africa , and Great Britain. Although his academic career spanned several disciplines, he is most well known for his contributions to the history of Greek science. Moreover, within the development of the discipline his books were some of the first written in the English language that focused specifically on Greek science.