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| Author | : Molefi Kete Asante |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 148 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780913543665 |
Traditional Eurocentric thought assumes that Greece was the origin of civilization. This book dispels this and other myths by showing that there is a body of knowledge that preceded Greek philosophy. The author documents how the great pyramids were built in 2800 B.C., 2,100 years before Greek civilization. The popular myth of Hippocrates being the father of medicine is dispelled by the fact that Hippocrates studied the works of Imhotep, the true father of medicine, and mentioned his name in his Hippocratic oath. Eleven famous African scholars who preceded Greek philosophers are profiled: Ptahhotep, Kagemni, Duauf, Amenhotep, Amenemope, Imhotep, Amenemhat, Merikare, Sehotepibre, Khunanup, and Akhenaten. These scholars' ideas on a variety of topics are discussed, including the emergence of science and reason, the moral order, books and education, and the clash of classes.
| Author | : George G. M. James |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2013-04-08 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1627930159 |
For centuries the world has been misled about the original source of the Arts and Sciences; for centuries Socrates, Plato and Aristotle have been falsely idolized as models of intellectual greatness; and for centuries the African continent has been called the Dark Continent, because Europe coveted the honor of transmitting to the world, the Arts and Sciences. It is indeed surprising how, for centuries, the Greeks have been praised by the Western World for intellectual accomplishments which belong without a doubt to the Egyptians or the peoples of North Africa.
| Author | : Erik Hornung |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 220 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780801485152 |
This volume offers a survey about what is known about the Ancient Egyptians' vision of the afterlife and an examination of these beliefs that were written down in books that were later discovered in royal tombs. The contents of the texts range from the collection of spells in the Book of the Dead, which was intended to offer practical assistance on the journey to the afterlife, to the detailed accounts of the hereafter provided in the Books of the Netherworld. The author looks closely at these latter works, while summarizing the contents of the Book of the Dead and other widely studied examples of the genre. For each composition, he discusses the history of its ancient transmission and its decipherment in modern times, supplying bibliographic information for any text editions. He also seeks to determine whether this literature as a whole presents a monolithic conception of the afterlife. The volume features many drawings from the books themselves.
| Author | : Karl W. Luckert |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 1991-11-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1438411391 |
Egyptian Light and Hebrew Fire focuses on the cosmology of ancient Egypt and on derived traditions. The book outlines how the ancient Egyptian world view affected Hebrew religion, Greek philosophy, Neoplatonism, Gnosticism, and early Christianity. It traces ideological roots of Western civilization back to its earliest known prototypes in the Pyramid and Coffin texts of ancient Egypt. It challenges us to refocus some of our history of early Greek philosophy, and it positively identifies Neoplatonism as a philosophized and scarcely disguised neo-Egyptian theology.
| Author | : Molefi Kete Asante |
| Publisher | : menaibuc |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Egypt |
| ISBN | : 9782911372506 |
| Author | : Théophile Obenga |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 680 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Egypt |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Algis Uždavinys |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 376 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Neoplatonism |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Molefi Kete Asante |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : |
Debating the development of civilization in Egypt and Greece, this collection of essays explores European misconceptions of African history. Featuring contributions from some of the top scholars in African American studies, this book analyzes the inconsistencies erupting from academic and Eurocentric reports on ancient culture. It explores such questions as If the pyramids were built in 2800 B.C. and Greek civilization began around 700 B.C., how could the Greeks have contributed or taught Africans math and science? and If the Greeks built pyramids in Egypt, why did they not build a few in Greece?
| Author | : Julia Annas |
| Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
| Total Pages | : 145 |
| Release | : 2000-10-12 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0191578304 |
The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one, in which a constant note is that of discussion and argument. This book introduces readers to some ancient debates to engage with the ancient developments of some themes. Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book gives readers a sense of the freshness and liveliness of ancient philosophy, and of its wide variety of themes and styles. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
| Author | : Robert Hahn |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 354 |
| Release | : 2012-02-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780791491546 |
Anaximander and the Architects opens a previously unexplored avenue into Presocratic philosophy—the technology of monumental architecture. The evidence, coming directly from sixth century B.C.E. building sites and bypassing Aristotle, shows how the architects and their projects supplied their Ionian communities with a sprouting vision of natural order governed by structural laws. Their technological innovations and design techniques formed the core of an experimental science and promoted a rational, not mythopoetical, discourse central to our understanding of the context in which early Greek philosophy emerged. Anaximander's prose book and his rationalizing mentality are illuminated in surprising ways by appeal to the ongoing, extraordinary projects of the archaic architects and their practical techniques.
