AddALL.com - The Siren and the Sage: Knowledge and Wisdom in Ancient Greece and China 0304706396 9780304706396

Don't forget to bookmark this web site !!

Used & Out of Print Books | Contact us | Home

Browse and Compare Price at 40+ Sites and 20,000+ Stores!!

Find more info., search and price compare for
The Siren and the Sage: Knowledge and Wisdom in Ancient Greece and China
by Steven Shankman ; Stephen Durrant
Binding: Hardcover, 257 pages
Publisher: Continuum
Weight: 1.36 pound
Dimension: H: 0.95 x L: 9.43 x W: 6.24 inches
ISBN 10: 0304706396
ISBN 13: 9780304706396
Click here to search for this book and compare price at 40+ bookstores with AddALL.com!

If you cannot find this book in our new and in print search, be sure to try our used and out of print search too!

Book Description:
A comparative study of what the most influential writers of Ancient Greece and China thought it meant to have knowledge and whether they distinguished knowledge from other forms of wisdom. It surveys selected works of poetry, history and philosophy from the period of roughly the eighth through to the second century BCE, including Homer's 'Odyssey', the ancient Chinese 'Classic of Poetry', Thucydides' 'History of the Peloponnesian War', Sima Qian's 'Records of the Historian', Plato's 'Symposium', and Laozi's 'Dao de Jing and the writings of Zhuangzi'. The intention, through such juxtaposition, is to introduce the foundational texts of each tradition which continue to influence the majority of the world's population.

Shipping Destination:
State: (US only)
Display in:
Search by:


Searching for Out of Print Books? [Click Here]

[ For web hosting, AddALL recommend Liquidweb]