The Siren and the Sage Knowledge and Wisdom in Ancient Greece and China
, by Shankman, Steven; Durrant, StephenNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780304706402 | 030470640X
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 3/1/2000
This book is a comparative study of what the most influential writers of ancient China & ancient Greece thought it meant to have knowledge. It surveys select works of poetry, history & philosophy from the period of roughly the 8th through the 2nd century B.C.E., examining these foundational texts & showing how their ideas still influence the majority of the world's population today.