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The Oldest Book in the World

- Philosophy in the Age of the Pyramids
Af: Bill Manley Engelsk Paperback

The Oldest Book in the World

- Philosophy in the Age of the Pyramids
Af: Bill Manley Engelsk Paperback
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A brand-new translation of a philosophical classic of the ancient world, The Teaching of Ptahhatp, written in Egypt 4,000 years ago. The Teaching of Ptahhatp, composed two millennia before the birth of Plato, is the oldest surviving statement of philosophy in the ancient world and the earliest witness to the power of the written word. It ought to begin the list of the world’s philosophy classics, yet it has been largely forgotten since it was rediscovered in the nineteenth century. Bill Manley’s new translation corrects this oversight, rendering into approachable modern English Ptahhatp’s profound yet practical account of ‘the meaning of life’, providing a new perspective on the Pyramid Age and overturning traditional prejudices about the origins of writing and philosophy. A testament to a common thread connecting humanity across time, Ptahhatp grapples with the pitfalls of greed, ambition, celebrity, success, confrontation, friendship, sex and even the office environment, and his teachings remain remarkably relevant in the modern day.
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A brand-new translation of a philosophical classic of the ancient world, The Teaching of Ptahhatp, written in Egypt 4,000 years ago. The Teaching of Ptahhatp, composed two millennia before the birth of Plato, is the oldest surviving statement of philosophy in the ancient world and the earliest witness to the power of the written word. It ought to begin the list of the world’s philosophy classics, yet it has been largely forgotten since it was rediscovered in the nineteenth century. Bill Manley’s new translation corrects this oversight, rendering into approachable modern English Ptahhatp’s profound yet practical account of ‘the meaning of life’, providing a new perspective on the Pyramid Age and overturning traditional prejudices about the origins of writing and philosophy. A testament to a common thread connecting humanity across time, Ptahhatp grapples with the pitfalls of greed, ambition, celebrity, success, confrontation, friendship, sex and even the office environment, and his teachings remain remarkably relevant in the modern day.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 240
ISBN-13: 9780500298077
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0500298076
Kategori: Oldtidens historie
Udg. Dato: 18 jul 2024
Længde: 19mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 200mm
Forlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Oplagsdato: 18 jul 2024
Forfatter(e): Bill Manley
Forfatter(e) Bill Manley


Kategori Oldtidens historie


ISBN-13 9780500298077


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 240


Udgave


Længde 19mm


Bredde 130mm


Højde 200mm


Udg. Dato 18 jul 2024


Oplagsdato 18 jul 2024


Forlag Thames & Hudson Ltd

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