The Ambitions of Curiosity: Understanding the World in Ancient Greece and China

by G.E.R. Lloyd

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In The Ambitions of Curiosity, first published in 2002, one of the world's foremost philosophers of science explores the origins and growth of systematic inquiry in Greece, China, and Mesopotamia. Professor Lloyd examines which factors stimulated or inhibited this development, and whose interests were served. He asks who set the agenda? What was the role of the state in sponsoring, supporting or blocking research, in such areas as historiography,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521894611

ISBN13:9780521894616

Release Date:October 2002

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:200 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Ancient China Education & Reference Greece History History & Philosophy Political History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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