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The Ambitions of Curiosity
- Understanding the World in Ancient Greece and China
part of the Ideas in Context series
- Binding:
- Hardback
- Pages:
- 198
- Published:
- October 23, 2002
- Dimensions:
- 152x229x16 mm.
- Weight:
- 458 g.
Delivery:
2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: December 13, 2024
About G. E. R. (University of Cambridge) Lloyd
View all books by G. E. R. (University of Cambridge) LloydDescription of The Ambitions of Curiosity
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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