01684nam a2200337Ia 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054015001900095020001500114020002200129040002100151035002100172050002400193100003200217245014200249246003600391260006400427300001400491504006600505520037000571533015200941650002601093650002501119650001101144655002901155710001701184856012601201999001901327ebr10131593CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||040702s2004    enk    fsb    001 0 eng d  aGBA4570192bnb  z0511211392  z0521838258 (hbk.)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)17361005514aB187.T7bN54 2004eb1 aNightingale, Andrea Wilson.10aSpectacles of truth in classical Greek philosophyh[electronic resource] :btheoria in its cultural context /cAndrea Wilson Nightingale.30aTheoria in its cultural context  aCambridge ;aNew York :bCambridge University Press,c2004.  ax, 311 p.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-299) and indexes.  aIn an effort to conceptualize and legitimize theoretical philosophy, the Greek philosophers turned to a venerable cultural practice: theoria (state pilgrimage). In this traditional practice, an individual journeyed abroad to officially witness sacralized spectacles.  This book examines the philosophic appropriations and transformations of the practice of theoria.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2009.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aKnowledge, Theory of. 0aPhilosophy, Ancient. 0aTruth. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10131593zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c183248d183248