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Additional Physical Format: | Erscheint auch als: Online-Ausgabe |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Peter T Struck |
ISBN: | 9780691183459 0691183457 9780691169392 069116939X |
OCLC Number: | 1113491383 |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Description: | 300 Seiten : Illustrationen |
Responsibility: | Peter T. Struck. |
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"Winner of a 2017 Charles Goodwin Award of Merit, Society for Classical Studies" "The core of this beautifully researched and lucidly argued book is a study of the most important and influential philosophical analyses of divination from the ancient world."---Brad Inwood, Times Literary Supplement "An absorbing work of intellectual history, demonstrating a confident command of the philological and philosophical issues, and lucidly exploring Greek philosophical engagement with the epistemological and theological puzzles presented by divination. The book offers a fresh approach to the topic of divination by juxtaposing it with ancient and modern theories of cognition, and by moving past the debate over the (ir)rationality of the practice. . . . I hope that this excellent study will stimulate further research into such questions."---Jennifer Larson, Bryn Mawr Classical Review "[Struck] opens up an amazing clear view of the diverse epistemologies and ontologies of the Classical era. . . . Struck offers an account of Classical divination which is more than detailed enough to satisfy fellow Classicists while also offering insights to those outside the discipline."---Bob Trubshaw, Time & Mind "There is much in Struck's carefully argued and well researched volume to attract the attention of anyone seriously interested in ancient philosophy, and particularly in the figures of Plato, Aristotle, Posidonius, and Iamblicus. . . . The book truly is a historical and philosophical treasure trove, and it deserves wide attention."---Massimo Pigliucci, Journal of Cognitive Historiography "A fascinating book and an important contribution to the history of intuition in the ancient world, since Struck takes a significantly different set of texts and assumptions than previous studies of divination/intuition."---Larry Swain, Mythlore Read more...

