The Origins of Civilization in Greek and Roman Thought (Routledge Revivals)

by Sue Blundell

It has been much disputed to what extent thinkers in Greek and Roman antiquity adhered to ideas of evolution and progress in human affairs. Did they lack any conception of process in time, or did they anticipate Darwinian and Lamarckian hypotheses?

The Origins of Civilization in Greek and Roman Thought, first published in1986, comprehensively examines this issue. Beginning with creation myths - Mother Earth and Pandora, the anti-progressive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415748208
• ISBN13: 9780415748209
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"