From Myth to Reason?: Studies in the Development of Greek Thought by Richard Buxton

Title	:	From Myth to Reason?: Studies in the Development of Greek Thought
Author	:	Richard Buxton
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ISBN	:	0199247528
ISBN-10	:	9780199247523
Language	:	English
Format Type	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	384
Publication	:	First published January 1, 1999

It is often said that Greek civilization underwent a transition from myth to reason. But what does this assertion mean? Is it true? Were the Greeks special in having evolved our sort of reason, or is that a mirage? In this book, some of the world's leading experts on ancient Greek myth, religion, philosophy, and history reconsider these fundamental issues.

From Myth to Reason?: Studies in the Development of Greek Thought Reviews

Colin

Only read a few select papers from it, specifically those on μύθος in the Platonic dialogues. A fine collection encompassing a number of important questions and drawing from dependable scholars.

Richard Buxton - Richard Buxton works on ancient Greek literature (especially tragedy), and ancient mythology and religion. One of his main aims is to explore the contexts – for example, social life and the landscape – which can help us to recover the meanings which myths had for their tellers and hearers/readers (see his Imaginary Greece, 1994, and The Complete World of Greek Mythology, 2004).In 1996 he organized a major international conference at Bristol, whose proceedings appeared as From Myth to Reason? (1999) Since 2003 he has been one of the editors of Thesaurus Cultus et Rituum Antiquorum and since 2006 he has been President of the LIMC Foundation. His book Forms of Astonishment: Greek Myths of Metamorphosis was published in 2009. He will next be Richard Buxton works on ancient Greek literature...

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