Greek Science after Aristotle

Name: Greek Science after Aristotle
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ISBN: 9780393007800

ISBN-10: 0393007804

ISBN-13: 9780393007800

Edition: N/A

Authors: G. E. R. Lloyd

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Although there is no exct equivalent to our term "science" in Greek, Western science may still be said to originate with the Greeks. In this volume, the author discusses the fundamental Greek contributions to science, drawing on the rich literary and archaeological sources for the period after Aristotle. Particular attention is paid to the Greeks' conceptions of the inquiries they were engaged on, and to the interrelations of science and philosophy, science and religion, and science and technology. In the first part of the book the author considers the two hundred years after the death of Aristotle, devoting separate chapters to mathematics, astronomy, and biology. He goes on to deal with…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/17/1975
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.76" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English