"Wissenschaft." . . "Wissenschaft" . "Wissenschaft Griechenland (Altertum)" . . "Griechenland <Altertum>" . . "Sciences Grèce Histoire." . . "Sciences - Grèce - Histoire." . "Filosofia antiga." . . "Felsefe, Eski Çağ" . . "Cultuur." . . "Science China History." . . "Philosophie." . . "Philosophie" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . "Electronic books" . "Ancient worlds, modern reflections philosophical perspectives on Greek and Chinese science and culture"@en . "Ancient worlds, modern reflections philosophical perspectives on Greek and Chinese science and culture" . . . . . . . "Publisher description: Geoffrey Lloyd engages in a wide-ranging exploration of what we can learn from the study of ancient civilizations that is relevant to fundamental problems, both intellectual and moral, that we still face today. These include, in philosophy of science, the question of the incommensurability of paradigms, the debate between realism and relativism or constructivism, and between correspondence and coherence conceptions of truth. How far is it possible to arrive at an understanding of alien systems of belief? Is it possible to talk meaningfully of 'science' and of its various constituent disciplines, 'astronomy' 'geography' 'anatomy' and so on, in the ancient world? Are logic and its laws universal? Is there one ontology - a single world - to which all attempts at understanding must be considered to be directed? When we encounter apparently very different views of reality, how far can that be put down to a difference in conceptions of what needs explaining, or of what counts as an explanation, or to different preferred modes of reasoning or styles of inquiry? Do the notions of truth and belief represent reliable cross-cultural universals? In another area, what can ancient history teach us about today's social and political problems? Are the discourses of human nature and of human rights universally applicable? What political institutions do we need to help secure equity and justice within nation states and between them? Lloyd sets out to answer all these questions, and to argue that the study of the science and culture of ancient Greece and China provided a precious resource in order to advance a wealth of modern debates." . . "History"@en . "History" . . . . "Ancient worlds, modern reflections : philosophical perspectives on Greek and Chinees science and culture" . . . . . . . . . "Ancient worlds, modern reflections : philosophical perspectives on Greek and Chinese science and culture" . . "Ancient worlds, modern reflections : philosophical perspectives on Greek and Chinese science and culture"@en . . . . . "Geoffrey Lloyd engages in a wide-ranging exploration of what we can learn from the study of ancient civilisations that is relevant to fundamental problems, both intellectual and moral, that we still face today. How far is it possible to arrive at an understanding of alien systems of belief? Is it possible to talk meaningfully of 'science' and of its various constituent disciplines, 'astronomy', 'geography', 'anatomy', and so on, in the ancient world? Are logic and its laws universal? Is there one ontology - a single world - to which all attempts at understanding must be considered to be directed? When we encounter apparently very different views of reality, how far can that be put down to a difference in conceptions of what needs explaining, or of what counts as an explanation, or to different preferred modes of reasoning or styles of inquiry? Do the notions of truth and belief represent reliable cross-cultural universals? In another area, what can ancient history teach us about today's social and political problems? Are the discourses of human nature and of human rights universally applicable?; What political institutions do we need to help secure equity and justice within nation states and between them? Lloyd sets out to answer all these questions, and to convince us that the science and culture of ancient Greece and China provide precious resources to advance modern debates." . . . . . . . . . . "Ancient words, modern reflections : philosophical perspectives on Greek and Chinese science and culture" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Geoffrey Lloyd engages in a wide-ranging exploration of what we can learn from the study of ancient civilizations that is relevant to fundamental problems, both intellectual and moral that we still face today." . . . "Ancient Worlds, Modern Reflections Philosophical Perspectives on Greek and Chinese Science and Culture" . "Ancient Worlds, Modern Reflections Philosophical Perspectives on Greek and Chinese Science and Culture"@en . "Llibres electrònics" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Filosofische aspecten." . . "Chine - Civilisation - Jusqu'à 221 av. J.-C." . . "Cultuurfilosofie. Cultuurpsychologie." . . "philosophie chinoise philosophie grecque antique Antiquité." . . "Philosophy, Chinese." . . "Philosophy, Chinese" . "Science History Greece." . . "Griekse oudheid." . . "China" . . "China." . "Kulturvergleich." . . "Ciencia antigua China Historia." . . "Wetenschapsfilosofie." . . "Grèce - Civilisation - Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C." . . "Bilim Yunanistan Tarih." . . "Philosophie ancienne." . . "Yunanistan" . . "To 146 B.C." . . "Wissenschaft Geschichte Altertum Kulturvergleich." . . "Geschichte." . . "Ciencias China Historia." . . "Lloyd, Geoffrey" . . "Griekenland." . . "Felsefe, Çin." . . "Filosofía antigua." . . "Wetenschap." . . "Bilim Çin Tarih." . . "Greece" . . "Greece." . "Çin" . . "Civilización griega." . . "Science Greece History." . . "Civilización china." . . "Griechenland (Altertum)" . . "Sciences Chine Histoire." . . "Sciences - Chine - Histoire." . "Xina" . . "Science" . . "Science." . "Chine" . . "Grècia" . . "Filosofía y ciencia." . . "Ciencia antigua Grecia Historia." . . "Grèce" . . "PHILOSOPHY History & Surveys Ancient & Classical." . . "Ciencia griega." . . "Griechenland." . . "Filosofía griega." . . "Wissenschaft China Geschichte Altertum." . . "Philosophie antique." . . "Zivilisation." . . "Ciencia China Historia." . . "Kultur" . . "Philosophie Chine." . . "Filosofía china Historia." . . "Oxford University Press." . . "Universalisme (philosophie)." . . "SCIENCE History." . . "Philosophie chinoise." . . "Filosofía China." . . "Wissenschaft Griechenland (altes)" . . "Philosophie grecque." . . "Civilization" . . "Civilization." . "Philosophy, Ancient." . . "Philosophy, Ancient" . "Filosofia xinesa." . . "Geschichte Anfänge - 200." . . "Geschichte Anfänge-200." . "Science History China." . . "Ciencias Grecia Historia." . .