How Long to Read Ancient Worlds, Modern Reflections

How Long Does it Take to Read Ancient Worlds, Modern Reflections?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 59 minutes to read Ancient Worlds, Modern Reflections by Geoffrey Ernest Richard Lloyd

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

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.

How long is Ancient Worlds, Modern Reflections?

Ancient Worlds, Modern Reflections by Geoffrey Ernest Richard Lloyd is 235 pages long, and a total of 59,925 words.

This makes it 79% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ancient Worlds, Modern Reflections Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read Ancient Worlds, Modern Reflections aloud.

What Reading Level is Ancient Worlds, Modern Reflections?

Ancient Worlds, Modern Reflections is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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