Egyptian Philosophers: Ancient African Voices from Imhotep to Akhenaten

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Author: Molefi Kente Asante

ISBN-10: 0913543667

ISBN-13: 9780913543665

Category: General & Miscellaneous Philosophy

Traditional Eurocentric thought assumes that Greece was the origin of civilization. This book dispels this and other myths by showing that there is a body of knowledge that preceded Greek philosophy. The author documents how the great pyramids were built in 2800 B.C., 2,100 years before Greek civilization. The popular myth of Hippocrates being the father of medicine is dispelled by the fact that Hippocrates studied the works of Imhotep, the true father of medicine, and mentioned his name in...

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