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The Order of Nature in Aristotle's Physics: Place and the Elements
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Order of Nature in Aristotle's Physics: Place and the Elements
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Helen S. Lang
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:340 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 154 |
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Category/Genre | Western philosophy - Ancient to c 500 Philosophy of science Physics |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521042291
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Classifications | Dewey:530.01 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
24 September 2007 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This 1999 book demonstrates a method for reading the texts of Aristotle by revealing a continuous line of argument running from the Physics to De Caelo. The author analyses a group of arguments that are almost always treated in isolation from one another, and reveals their elegance and coherence. She concludes by asking why these arguments remain interesting even though we now believe they are absolutely wrong and have been replaced by better ones. The book establishes the case that we must rethink our approach to Aristotle's physical science and Aristotelian texts, and as such will provoke debate and stimulate new thinking amongst philosophers, classicists, and historians of science.
Reviews"...this book will be of interest to scholars. It will also interest those seeking to understand Aristotle's physics on its own terms." Norman O. Dahl, Religious Studies Review
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