Numbers and numeracy in the Greek polis:

"We tend to think of numbers as inherently objective and precise. Yet the diverse ways in which ancient Greeks used numbers illustrates that counting is actually shaped by context-specific and culturally-dependent choices: what should be counted and how, who should count, and how should the res...

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Hauptverfasser: Sing, Robert (VerfasserIn, HerausgeberIn), Berkel, Tazuko Angela van 1979- (VerfasserIn, HerausgeberIn), Osborne, Robin 1957- (VerfasserIn, HerausgeberIn)
Körperschaft: Numbers and Numeracy in Classical Greece (Veranstaltung) Leiden (VerfasserIn)
Format: Tagungsbericht Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2022]
Schriftenreihe:Mnemosyne supplements volume 446
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Zusammenfassung:"We tend to think of numbers as inherently objective and precise. Yet the diverse ways in which ancient Greeks used numbers illustrates that counting is actually shaped by context-specific and culturally-dependent choices: what should be counted and how, who should count, and how should the results be shared? This volume is the first to focus on the generation and use of numbers in the polis to quantify, communicate and persuade. Its papers demonstrate the rich insights that can be gained into ancient Greek societies by reappraising seemingly straightforward examples of quantification as reflections of daily life and cultural understanding."
Beschreibung:"All the papers in this volume were presented at the conference "Numbers and Numeracy in Classical Greece", held at Leiden University on 2-3 September 2016" (Acknowledgements)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XIII, 283 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9789004467217

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