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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Near Fine. Hellenistic Culture and Society; 0.88 x 9.26 x 6.44 Inches; 254 pages; At some time around 200 A. D. , the Stoic philosopher and teacher Cleomedes delivered a set of lectures on elementary astronomy as part of a complete introduction to Stoicism for his students. The result was The Heavens (Caelestia) , the only work by a professional Stoic teacher to survive intact from the first two centuries A. D. , and a rare example of the interaction between science and philosophy in late antiquity. This volume contains a clear and idiomatic English translation--the first ever--of The Heavens, along with an informative introduction, detailed notes, and technical diagrams. This important work will now be accessible to specialists in both ancient philosophy and science and to readers interested in the history of astronomy and cosmology but with no knowledge of ancient Greek. …

Zustand: New. At some time around 200 AD, the Stoic philosopher and teacher Cleomedes delivered a set of lectures on elementary astronomy as part of a complete introduction to Stoicism for his students. The result was "The Heavens" (Caelestia). This book contains an English translation of "The Heavens", along with an introduction, notes, and technical diagrams. Translator(s): Todd, Robert B.; Bowen, Alan C. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 238 pages, 25 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458. . 2004. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. InhaltsverzeichnisPreface Acknowledgments Conventions List of Figures The Argument Introduction 1. The Heresy of Non-Homocentric Aetherial Motion 2. The Heretical Rejection of All Hypotheses 3. Simplicius, the Apologist 4. Simpliciu.

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorAlan C. Bowen, Ph.D. (1977: Philosophy, University of Toronto), is Director of the Institute for Research in Classical Philosophy and Science. He has published numerous books and articles in the history of ancient Gree.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Though the digression closing Simplicius' commentary on Aristotle's De caelo 2.12 has long been misread as a history of early Greek planetary theory, it is in fact a creative reading of Aristotle to maintain the authority of the De caelo as a sacred text in Late Platonism and to refute the polemic mounted by the Christian, John Philoponus. This book shows that the critical question forced on Simplicius was whether his school's acceptance of Ptolemy's planetary hypotheses entailed a rejection of Aristotle's argument that the heavens are made of a special matter that moves by nature in a circle about the center of the cosmos and, thus, a repudiation of the thesis that the cosmos is uncreated and everlasting.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Hellenistic Astronomy: The Science in Its Contexts, new essays by renowned scholars address questions about what the ancient science of the heavens was in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean worlds, and the numerous contexts in which it was pursued. Together, these essays will enable readers not only to understand the technical accomplishments of this ancient science but also to appreciate their historical significance by locating the questions, challenges, and issues inspiring them in their political, medical, philosophical, literary, and religious contexts. Winner of the 2020 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award. …

Hardcover. Zustand: gut. 2020. Brill's Companion: Hellenistic Astronomy: The Science in Its Contexts In deutscher Sprache. pages.