Published: 2023-12-23

An Introduction to the Philosophical Analysis of Ancient Mesopotamian Writings in the Context of Knowledge of the Spiritual and Natural World

Janusz Sytnik-Czetwertyński
Humanities and Natural Sciences
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.31648/hip.8086

Abstract

Scholars argue to what extent ancient Greek philosophy is the result of the influence of the first civilisations of the Fertile Crescent, especially Sumer, Akad and Assyria. This article analyses Mesopotamian texts from the end of the second millennium BC to identify elements that are common to this civilisation and Greek philosophy. Undoubtedly, Mesopotamian thought is imbued with a form of existentialism that still lacks scientific distinction, but at the same time possesses a certain intuition that fits into the course of future science.

Keywords:

Mesopotamia, Assyria, pre-Greek thought, existentialism, problem of free will, problem of suffering, problem of destiny,

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Sytnik-Czetwertyński, J. (2023). An Introduction to the Philosophical Analysis of Ancient Mesopotamian Writings in the Context of Knowledge of the Spiritual and Natural World. Humanities and Natural Sciences, (29), 287–300. https://doi.org/10.31648/hip.8086

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