cross-cultural perspectives on elites, learning, and innovation /
G.E.R. Lloyd.
New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
viii, 215 pages :
illustrations ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-203) and index.
Introduction -- What is philosophy? -- Mathematics -- History -- Medicine -- Art -- Law -- Religion -- Science -- Conclusion: Discipline and interdisciplinarity.
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We tend to assume that our map of the intellectual disciplines is valid cross-culturally. Lloyd challenges this in relation to eight main areas of human endeavour, namely philosophy, mathematics, history, medicine, art, law, religion, and science, by examining how the disciplines were conceived and developed.