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From Myth to Reason? : Studies in the Development of Greek Thought - Richard Buxton

From Myth to Reason?

Studies in the Development of Greek Thought

By: Richard Buxton (Editor)

Hardcover | 22 July 1999

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It has often been asserted that Greek civilization underwent a transition from myth to reason. But what does such an assertion mean? And how much truth is there in it? Were the Greeks special in having evolved our sort of reason, or is that a mirage? In this book, some of the world's leading experts on ancient Greek myth, religion, philosophy, and history reconsider these fundamental issues. Among the problems they explore are: the history of the Mythos/Logos opposition; myth and reason in practice; logic(s) of myth; intersections involving myth/philosophy, myth/history, myth/ethnography, and myth/technology. Some contributors are more sceptical than others about whether the myth/reason polarity has any future as a tool for the understanding of Greek society - or any society. But what they all agree on is that a reconsideration of the Greek case can help us to clarify much broader debates, for example the debate about the cross-cultural viability (or not) of myth and reason/rationality.
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`Buxton has assembled an impressive cast of scholars.' Robin Waterfield, Heythrop Journal `both essays on Herodotus give us a writer who is completely in control of his material and his methods, and knows exactly what he is doing.' Robin Waterfield, Heythrop Journal `the editor expresses the hope that the book will be useful to students and scholars in a wide range of disciplines, not just philosophers and classicists. I have no doubt that this expectation will be fulfilled.' Robin Waterfield, Heythrop Journal `This collection of papers ... provides useful insights on a wide range of issues and authors and serves generally to provoke thought concerning the interaction between myth and reason.' Malcolm Wilson, Bryn Mawr Classical Review `This is not a volume... that is short either colour or variety... high level of technical competence shown throughout.' Paul Cartledge, The Anglo-Hellenic Review

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