Thomas Yaeger's Blog

A radical exploration of the ancient origins of philosophical thought. Much of the evidence for the long history of philosophy never features in the modern academic curriculum. My books are available from major retailers, including Apple Books, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and also direct from Smashwords. Not available from Amazon.

Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Preface to 'The Sacred History of Being'

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The "Great Chain of Being," from Ramon Lull's De ascensu & descensu intellectus, 1512. Arthur Lovejoy explored...
Saturday, 21 May 2016

A Saussurian Approach to Babylonian Epistemology

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'Philosophy Before the Greeks: The Pursuit of Truth in Ancient Babylonia' - Marc Van De Mieroop. Princeton University Press, Octobe...
Thursday, 5 May 2016

The Idea of Knowledge in the Ancient World

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Ten articles on the idea of knowledge as it was understood in the ancient world, as they were tweeted: Nick Zacharewicz @NickSCZach (Ja...
Wednesday, 4 May 2016

Thomas Yaeger's Tweets for May 4, 2016

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Today's scheduled tweets on the blog, which focus mainly on Mesopotamia. The Archaeology, Ancient History & Philosophy page is upda...
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Thomas Yaeger
Thomas Yaeger studied Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations and Languages at both University College, London, and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Yaeger specialized in the text corpus of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. He is the author of five books: the first is 'The Sacred History of Being' (2015), the second is 'J.G. Frazer and the Platonic Theory of Being' (2016). His third and fourth books - 'Understanding Ancient Thought' (2017) and 'Man and the Divine' (2018), explore further patterns of thought in antiquity. His fifth book is Echoes of Eternity’ (2020). Yaeger tweets regularly on ancient history and philosophy, with the Twitter ID: @rotorvator. His books are available (in eBook format) from Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Blio, Walmart, Smashwords, and other retailers.
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