Disciplines in the Making
| Author | : G. E. R. Lloyd |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2009-09-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199567874 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199567875 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (875 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Disciplines in the Making by : G. E. R. Lloyd
Download or read book Disciplines in the Making written by G. E. R. Lloyd and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-09-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We tend to assume that our map of the intellectual disciplines is valid cross-culturally. G. E. R. Lloyd challenges this in relation to eight main areas of human endeavour, namely philosophy, mathematics, history, medicine, art, law, religion, and science, by examining how the disciplines were conceived and developed in different times and places.
