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The Order of Nature in Aristotle's Physics: Place and the Elements
Hardback
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:Hardback | | Pages:338 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 236,Width 159 |
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| Category/Genre | Western philosophy - Ancient to c 500
Philosophy of science
Physics |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521624534
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| Classifications | Dewey:530.01 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
28 October 1998 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This book enters into the point of view of the ancient world in order to explain how they saw the world, and to show what arguments were used by Aristotle to support this view. Lang demonstrates a new method for reading the texts of Aristotle by revealing a continuous line of argument running from the Physics to De Caelo, and analyzes a group of arguments that are almost always treated in isolation from one another to reveal their elegance and coherence. She establishes the case that we must rethink our approach to Aristotle's physical science and Aristotelian texts.
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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