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The Ambitions of Curiosity

Understanding the World in Ancient Greece and China

af G. E. R. (University of Cambridge) Lloyd

Bog, Paperback, Engelsk, 2002

This 2002 book explores the origins of systematic inquiry into science, historiography, and language in ancient Greece, Mesopotamia and China. It investigates how and why research developed differently in these societies and illustrates the tensions that existed between state control and individual innovation and the different ways those tensions were resolved.

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  • SprogEngelsk
  • IndbindingPaperback
  • ISBN9780521894616
  • Udgivet21/10/2002
  • Udgivet afCambridge University Press
  • Længde200 sider
  • ForfatterG. E. R. (University of Cambridge) Lloyd
  • GenreBusiness og læring, Videnskab