Cosmic Problems: Essays on Greek and Roman Philosophy of Nature
Autor David Furleyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 iul 2009
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780521117128
ISBN-10: 0521117127
Pagini: 276
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0521117127
Pagini: 276
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. The Greek theory of the infinite universe; 2. The dynamics of the Earth: Anaximander, Plato and the centrifocal theory; 3. Notes on Parmenides; 4. Truth as what survives the elenchos; 5. Anaxagoras in response to Parmenides; 6. Antiphon's case against justice; 7. Aristotle and the atomists on motion in a void; 8. Weight and motion in Democritus' theory; 9. Aristotle and the atomists on infinity; 10. The rainfall example in Physics II.8; 11. Self-movers; 12. The mechanics of Meteorologica IV: a prolegomenon to biology; 13. Strato's theory of the void; 14. Knowledge of atoms and void in epicureanism; 15. Variations of themes form Empedocles in Lucretius' Proem; 16. Lucretius and the stoics; 17. Lucretius the Epicurean, on the history of man; 18. The cosmological crisis in classical antiquity; Bibliography; Index locorum; Index of modern scholars; General index.
Descriere
Tackles questions about ancient cosmology and the clash between the two opposing systems known as Aristotelianism and Atomism.