| Adversaries and Authorities: Investigations Into Ancient Greek and Chinese Science Contributor(s): Lloyd, Geoffrey E. R. (Author), Lloyd, G. E. R. (Author), Skinner, Quentin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521553318 ISBN-13: 9780521553315 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | History - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 509.31 |
| LCCN: 95038071 |
| Series: Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.27 lbs) 276 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Did science and philosophy develop differently in ancient Greece and ancient China? If so, can we say why? This book consists of a series of detailed studies of cosmology, natural philosophy, mathematics and medicine that suggest the answer to the first question is yes. To answer the second, the author relates the science produced in each ancient civilization first to the values of the society in question and then to the institutions within which the scientists and philosophers worked. |