Filozofija starog Egipta
Skoro ništa nije poznato o filozofiji starog Egipta. Iako mali broj naučnika veruje da je antička grčka filozofija imala korene u Egiptu,[1][2] prihvaćen je stav da Egipat nije imao uticaja na filozofije Evrope i Azije.[3]
Jedan od poznatih staroegipatskih filozofa bio je Ptahotep.[4] Bio je faraonov vezir krajem 25-og, početkom 24. veka pre nove ere. Ptahotep je poznat po svom sveobuhvatnom delu o etičkom ponašanju i moralnoj filozofiji, koje se naziva Ptahotepova uputstva. Delo, za koje se veruje da ga je sastavio njegov unuk Ptahotep Tčefi, je skup od 37 pisama upućenih njegovom sinu Akhethotepu, u kojima se govori o temama kao što su svakodnevno ponašanje i etičke prakse.[5]
Reference uredi
- ^ James Henry Breasted (1972). Development of Religion and Thought in Ancient Egypt. Pennsylvania University Press. „...the Greek tradition of the origin of their philosophy in Egypt undoubtedly contains more of the truth than has in recent years been conceded.”
- ^ Bernal, Martin: Black Athena: Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization, Volume I: The Fabrication of Ancient Greece, 1785-1985. . Rutgers University Press. 1987. ISBN 978-0-8135-1277-8.
- ^ Bleiberg, Edward (2005). „Ancient Egypt 2675-332 B.C.E.: Philosophy”. Ur.: Bleiberg, Edward; et al. Arts and Humanities Through the Eras. Vol. 1: Ancient Egypt 2675-332 B.C.E. Detroit: Gale. str. 182—197.
- ^ Asante, Molefi Kete (2000). The Egyptian Philosophers: Ancient African Voices From Imhotep to Akhenaten. Chicago, Illinois: African American Images. ISBN 978-0-913543-66-5.
- ^ Browder, Anthony (1988). Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization. Karmaic Institute.
Literatura uredi
- James Henry Breasted (1972). Development of Religion and Thought in Ancient Egypt. Pennsylvania University Press. „...the Greek tradition of the origin of their philosophy in Egypt undoubtedly contains more of the truth than has in recent years been conceded.”
