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Geoffrey Lloyd's pioneering book uses a study of ancient Greek and Chinese science and culture to throw light on fundamental problems, both intellectual and moral, that we still face today. The issues range from the debate about realism and relativism in philosophy of science to doubts concerning the universal applicability of the discourse of human rights. Lloyd provides compelling evidence that ancient civilizations have much to offer contem...

This is a concise and lucid account of the work of Aristotle.

This book examines the reasons why science and philosophy developed differently in ancient Greece and ancient China.

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A collection of the most important papers published by G. E. R. Lloyd on Greek science since 1961.

If faraway peoples have different ideas from our own, is this because they have different mentalities? Did our remote ancestors lack logic? The notion of distinct mentalities has been used extensively by historians to describe and explain cultural diversity. Professor Lloyd rejects this psychologising talk of mentalities and proposes an alternative approach, which takes as its starting point the social contexts of communication. Discussing app...

This book examines the reasons why science and philosophy developed differently in ancient Greece and ancient China.

A 2002 study of the development of systematic inquiry in ancient Greece, Mesopotamia, and China.