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