ISBN: 9780942299861 - The Masters of Truth in Archaic Greece (31 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Paperback Edition. 231 pages. Indexed. Exterior is clean with no apparent damages. Binding is tight. Interior text is in pristine condition. The acclaimed French classicist Marcel Detienne's first book traces the odyssey of "truth," aletheia, from mytho-religious concept to philosophical thought in archaic Greece. Detienne begins by examining how truth in Greek literature first emerges as an enigma. He then looks at the movement from a religious to a secular thinking about truth in the speech of the sophists and orators. His study culminates with an original interpretation of Parmenides' poem on Being.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The acclaimed French classicist Marcel Detienne's first book traces the odyssey of "truth," aletheia, from mytho-religious concept to philosophical thought in archaic Greece. Detienne begins by examining how truth in Greek literature first emerges as an enigma. He then looks at the movement from a religious to a secular thinking about truth in the speech of the sophists and orators. His study culminates with an original interpretation of Parmenides' poem on Being. The acclaimed French classicist Marcel Detienne's fist book traces the odyssey of "truth", aletheia, from mytho-religious concept to philosophical thought in archaic Greece. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Condition: New. This volume traces the odyssey of truth "aletheia", from mytho-religious concept to philosophical thought in archaic Greece. The book begins with an examination of how truth in Greek literature first emerges as an enigma. Num Pages: 232 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366. . 1999. New edition. Paperback. . . . . …

Condition: New. This volume traces the odyssey of truth "aletheia", from mytho-religious concept to philosophical thought in archaic Greece. The book begins with an examination of how truth in Greek literature first emerges as an enigma. Num Pages: 232 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366. . 1999. New edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The Masters of Truth in Archaic Greece traces the odyssey of 'truth,' Aletheia, from mythoreligious to philosophical thought in archaic Greece. Marcel Detienne's starting point is a simple observation: In archaic Greece, three figures - the diviner, the bard, and the king - all share the privilege of dispensing truth by virtue of the religious power of divine memory, which provides them with knowledge, both oracular and inspired, of the present, past, and future. Beginning with this definition of the prerational meaning of truth, Detienne proceeds to elaborate the complex conceptual and historical contexts from which emerges the philosophical notion of truth still influencing Western philosophy today. …

Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorMarcel DetienneForeword by Pierre Vidal-NaquetTranslated by Janet LloydKlappentextforeword by Pierre Vidal-Naquet The acclaimed French classicist MarcelDetienne s first book traces the.

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