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Jean-Pierre Vernant's concise, brilliant essay on the origins of Greek thought relates the cultural achievement of the ancient Greeks to their physical and social environment and shows that what they believed in was inseparable from the way they...



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"One of the most stimulating and thoughtful accounts of the invention of Greek philosophy by the Greeks. . . . A masterpiece of popular exposition, rich in information and insight."—Times Literary Supplement

The Origins of Greek Thought

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      Publisher: Cornell University Press
      Publication Date: 10/09/1984
      ISBN13: 9780801492938, 978-0801492938
      ISBN10: 0801492939

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Jean-Pierre Vernant's concise, brilliant essay on the origins of Greek thought relates the cultural achievement of the ancient Greeks to their physical and social environment and shows that what they believed in was inseparable from the way they...



      Trade Review
      "One of the most stimulating and thoughtful accounts of the invention of Greek philosophy by the Greeks. . . . A masterpiece of popular exposition, rich in information and insight."—Times Literary Supplement

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