{"product_id":"the-masters-of-truth-in-archaic-greece-paperback","title":"The Masters of Truth in Archaic Greece - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePierre Vidal-Naquet\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eJanet Lloyd\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eMarcel Detienne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Masters of Truth in Archaic Greece\u003c\/i\u003e traces the odyssey of \"truth,\" Aletheia, from mythoreligious to philosophical thought in archaic Greece. Marcel Detienne's starting point is a simple observation: In archaic Greece, three figures -- the diviner, the bard, and the king -- all share the privilege of dispensing truth by virtue of the religious power of divine memory, which provides them with knowledge, both oracular and inspired, of the present, past, and future. Beginning with this definition of the prerational meaning of truth, Detienne proceeds to elaborate the complex conceptual and historical contexts from which emerges the philosophical notion of truth still influencing Western philosophy today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42174317953159,"sku":"9780942299861","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6a0fb42cd5fd69d3c63a08f3405fecf3.webp?v=1733373507","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-masters-of-truth-in-archaic-greece-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}