The Masters of Truth in Archaic Greece
| Author | : Marcel Detienne |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 1996-09-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105018347315 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Masters of Truth in Archaic Greece by : Marcel Detienne
Download or read book The Masters of Truth in Archaic Greece written by Marcel Detienne and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1996-09-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed French classicist Marcel Detienne's first book traces the odyssey of "truth," aletheia, from mytho-religious concept to philosophical thought in archaic Greece. Detienne begins by examining how truth in Greek literature first emerges as an enigma. He then looks at the movement from a religious to a secular thinking about truth in the speech of the sophists and orators. His study culminates with an original interpretation of Parmenides' poem on Being.
