The Ambitions of Curiosity: Understanding the World in Ancient Greece and China - Ideas in Context - Lloyd, G. E. R. (University of Cambridge) - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9780521894616 - October 21, 2002
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The Ambitions of Curiosity: Understanding the World in Ancient Greece and China - Ideas in Context

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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.


200 pages, 31 b/w illus. 1 table

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 21, 2002
ISBN13 9780521894616
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 200
Dimensions 164 × 231 × 13 mm   ·   324 g
Language English  

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