Before philosophy, the intellectual adventure of ancient man

Henri Frankfort H. A. Groenewegen-Frankfort John Albert Wilson Thorkild Jacobsen William Andrew Irwin 郭丹彤 First published 1946

About this book

"An Oriental Institute essay."Originally published under title: The intellectual adventure of ancient man. Introduction: Myth and reality, by H. and H.A. Frankfort.--Egypt: The nature of the universe. The function of the state. The values of life. By J.A. Wilson.--Mesopotamia: The cosmos of the state. The function of the state. The good life. By T. Jacobsen. Conclusion: The emancipation of thought from myth, by H. and H.A. Frankfort.

Subjects

ancient civilization
ancient period
ancient philosophers
ancient philosophy
ancient western philosophy to c 500
antropologia
civilisation ancienne
civilization
civilization, ancient
egyptische godsdienst
filosofia (historia)
historia geral
history
jodendom
kosmogonie
mesopotamië
metafysica
mythe
oudheid
pensée religieuse
philosophie ancienne
philosophie babylonienne
philosophie égyptienne
philosophy, ancient
politieke filosofie
religion
religious thought
staatsgodsdienst
thought and thinking
wereldbeschouwing