Isonomia and the Origins of Philosophy - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Duke University PressISBN-13:9780822369134ISBN-10:822369133UPC:9780822369134Book Category:Philosophy, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Political, Political Ideologies, History & SurveysBook Topic:Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Ancient & ClassicalSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC9Y88XHP6
Isonomia and the Origins of Philosophy
In Isonomia and the Origins of Philosophy-published originally in Japanese and now available in four languages-Kōjin Karatani questions the idealization of ancient Athens as the source of philosophy and democracy by placing the origins instead in Ionia, a set of Greek colonies located in present-day Turkey. Contrasting Athenian democracy with Ionian isonomia-a system based on non-rule and a lack...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Duke University PressISBN-13:9780822369134ISBN-10:822369133UPC:9780822369134Book Category:Philosophy, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Political, Political Ideologies, History & SurveysBook Topic:Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Ancient & ClassicalSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC9Y88XHP6
Kōjin Karatani is an internationally renowned theorist and philosopher. Previously, he was a professor at Hosei University in Tokyo, Kinki University in Osaka, and Columbia University. He is the author of numerous books, including The Structure of World History: From Modes of Production to Modes of Exchange and Origins of Modern Japanese Literature, both also published by Duke University Press.
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