The Normativity of Formal Orders and Procedures in Antiquity / Die Normativitat Formaler Ordnungen Und Prozeduren in Der Antike: A Comparison of Mathematical and Legal Systems / Mathematische Und Rechtliche Regelsysteme Im Vergleich
The Normativity of Formal Orders and Procedures in Antiquity / Die Normativitat Formaler Ordnungen Und Prozeduren in Der Antike: A Comparison of Mathematical and Legal Systems / Mathematische Und Rechtliche Regelsysteme Im Vergleich
Pre-modern mathematical and judicial texts exhibit distinctive formal features which can be identified as early as in the texts from Mesopotamia and Egypt and which enable conclusions to be drawn about the structure of their content. Using examples from Hittite, Greek, and Roman legal texts and mathematical and legal texts from Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, the individual contributions analyze how normativity (linguistic features, formulas, specific design of writing material) was used to promote putative permanent ...
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Pre-modern mathematical and judicial texts exhibit distinctive formal features which can be identified as early as in the texts from Mesopotamia and Egypt and which enable conclusions to be drawn about the structure of their content. Using examples from Hittite, Greek, and Roman legal texts and mathematical and legal texts from Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, the individual contributions analyze how normativity (linguistic features, formulas, specific design of writing material) was used to promote putative permanent validity and authority. They also prompt us to reflect about the terms "coherence" and "abstraction" and enable us to gain insights into the validity and acceptance of norms in pre-modern cultures and the procedures through which they were enforced. Premodern mathematical and legal texts have distinctive formal features that are already recognizable in the texts from Mesopotamia and Egypt and allow conclusions to be drawn about their content structure. Using examples from Hittite, Greek and Roman legal texts as well as mathematical and legal texts from Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, the individual contributions examine how the normativity of the texts (linguistic features, formulas, specific design of the writing material) to promote a supposedly permanent validity and authority was established. The contributions also stimulate reflection on the terms "coherence" and "abstraction" and make it possible to gain knowledge about the validity and acceptance of norms in premodern cultures and the processes.
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