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Benjamin Farrington

Born

Cork, Ireland

Genre

History, Philosophy

Influences

Karl Marx, James Connolly

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Scholar and professor of Classics, teaching in Ireland (1916–1920), South Africa (1920–1935), and Great Britain (1935–1956). Although his academic career spanned several disciplines, he is most well known for his contributions to the history of Greek science. Moreover, within the development of the discipline his books were some of the first written in the English language that focused specifically on Greek science. In addition to his professional academic career he was also active in socialist politics, using his intellectual capabilities to speak and write on it. While beginning his academic career in South Africa in 1920 he became heavily involved in the Irish Republican Association of South Africa. In the process he wrote several articl ...more

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Average rating: 3.69 · 179 ratings · 23 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	What Darwin Really Said: An Introduction to His Life and Theory of Evolution 3.53 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1970 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greek Science 3.92 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1953 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faith of Epicurus 3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1967 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ciencia y filosofía en la Antigüedad by Benjamin Farrington, P. Marset (Translator), E. Ramos (Translator) 3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1936 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ciencia y política en el mundo antiguo by Benjamin Farrington, Domingo Plácido Suárez (Translator) 3.50 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1939 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Francis Bacon, philosopher of industrial science 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1949 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	العلم الإغريقي- الجزء الأول by Benjamin Farrington, أحمد شكري سالم (مترجم) 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Head And Hand In Ancient Greece - Four Studies In The Social Relations Of Thought 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2007 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aristotle: Founder of Scientific Philosophy 2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1969 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	العلم الإغريقي -الجزء الثاني by Benjamin Farrington, أحمد شكري سالم (مترجم) 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars