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Epicurean meteorology : sources, method, scope and organization
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Epicurean meteorology : sources, method, scope and organization / by Frederik A. Bakker.
ISBN
9789004321588
9789004321564
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2016.
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1 online resource.
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Summary
In Epicurean Meteorology Frederik Bakker discusses the meteorology as laid out by Epicurus (341-270 BCE) and Lucretius (1st century BCE). Although in scope and organization their ideas are clearly rooted in the Peripatetic tradition, their meteorology sets itself apart from this tradition by its systematic use of multiple explanations and its sole reliance on sensory evidence as opposed to mathematics and other axiomatic principles. Through a thorough investigation of the available evidence Bakker offers an updated and qualified account of Epicurean meteorology, arguing against Theophrastus' authorship of the Syriac meteorology , highlighting the originality of Lucretius' treatment of mirabilia , and refuting the oft-repeated claim that the Epicureans held the earth to be flat.
Variant and related titles
Philosophia antiqua online launch collection.
Other formats
Print version: Bakker, Fredrik A., author. Epicurean meteorology Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2016
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 19, 2023
Series
Philosophia antiqua ; v. 142
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Front Matter / Frederik A. Bakker
General Introduction / Frederik A. Bakker
Multiple Explanations / Frederik A. Bakker
Range and Order of Subjects in Ancient Meteorology / Frederik A. Bakker
The Shape of the Earth / Frederik A. Bakker
General Conclusions / Frederik A. Bakker
Multiple Explanations in Epicurus' Letter to Pythocles / Frederik A. Bakker
Multiple Explanations in Lucretius' DRN V and VI / Frederik A. Bakker
General Structure of the Syriac Meteorology / Frederik A. Bakker
Bibliography / Frederik A. Bakker
Indexes / Frederik A. Bakker.
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