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Capitolo | Truth and Falsehood in Mesopotamia and Greece: Similarities and Differences

Truth and Falsehood in Mesopotamia and Greece: Similarities and Differences

Abstract

This article explores the meaning and boundaries of the conception of truth in Mesopotamia and Greece. The two cultures show similarities and differences, but Mesopotamian scholarship never developed a concept of truth as conformity to ‘what is’. On the contrary, Greek philosophy separated truth and falsehood in epistemological and ontological terms.


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Presentato: 07 Novembre 2023 | Accettato: 04 Marzo 2024 | Pubblicato 09 Luglio 2024 | Lingua: en

Keywords TruthPhilosophyMesopotamian literatureGreek literatureFalsehood


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