Epicurean meteorology : sources, method, scope and organization

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Epicurean meteorology : sources, method, scope and organization

by Frederik A. Bakker

(Philosophia antiqua, v. 142)

Brill, c2016

  • : hardback

タイトル別名

Three studies in Epicurean cosmology

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Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Utrecht University, 2010, under the title: Three studies in Epicurean cosmology

Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-285) and indexes

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内容説明

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.

目次

Contents Preface List of Tables List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations 1 General Introduction 2 Multiple Explanations 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Preliminary Observations 2.3 Truth, Probability and Personal Preferences 2.4 Multiple Explanations and Doxography 2.5 The Sources of the Method of Multiple Explanations 2.6 Conclusions 3 Range and Order of Subjects in Ancient Meteorology 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Range, Delimitation and Subdivisions of Meteorology 3.3 Terrestrial Phenomena Other Than Earthquakes 3.4 Order of Subjects 3.5 Relations between the Four Texts 3.6 Conclusions 3.7 Epilogue: Epicurean Cosmology and Astronomy 4 The Shape of the Earth 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Historical and Conceptual Context 4.3 Discussion of Relevant Passages 4.4 Conclusions 5 General Conclusions Appendix 1: Multiple Explanations in Epicurus'Letter to Pythocles Appendix 2: Multiple Explanations in Lucretius'drn v and vi Appendix 3: General Structure of the Syriac Meteorology Bibliography Index Locorum General Index

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