Rosemary Wright

Cosmology in Antiquity

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examines the cosmological theories of the `natural philosophers' from Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes to Plato, the Stoics and the NeoPlatonists. Also discusses and emphasizes the importance of Babylonian and Egyptian forerunners.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9780415083720
• ISBN-10: 0415083729
• Artikelnr.: 21658303

Autorenporträt

Wright, Rosemary

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2 A SURVEY OF COSMOLOGICAL TEXTS
Chapter 3 MODELS, MYTHS AND METAPHORS
Chapter 4 MACROCOSM AND MICROCOSM
Chapter 5 CHAOS AND COSMOGONY
Chapter 6 ELEMENTS AND MATTER
Chapter 7 AIR, AITHER AND ASTRA
Chapter 8 TIME AND ETERNITY
Chapter 9 THE MATHEMATICAL BASES OF GREEK COSMOLOGY
Chapter 10 THE COSMOS AND GOD

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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 A SURVEY OF COSMOLOGICAL TEXTS; Chapter 3 MODELS, MYTHS AND METAPHORS; Chapter 4 MACROCOSM AND MICROCOSM; Chapter 5 CHAOS AND COSMOGONY; Chapter 6 ELEMENTS AND MATTER; Chapter 7 AIR, AITHER AND ASTRA; Chapter 8 TIME AND ETERNITY; Chapter 9 THE MATHEMATICAL BASES OF GREEK COSMOLOGY; Chapter 10 THE COSMOS AND GOD;

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`Wright's strength lies in her linguistic subtlety and her command of the changing vocabulary ... a successful and useful compendium, a handy source on ancient Greek cosmology and an excellent supplementary textbook for courses dealing with the origins and development of modern science.' - ?

`Wright's strength lies in her linguistic subtlety and her command of the changing vocabulary ... a successful and useful compendium, a handy source on ancient Greek cosmology and an excellent supplementary textbook for courses dealing with the origins and development of modern science.' - ?