1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910483394503321

Autore

Harry Chelsea C

Titolo

Chronos in Aristotle’s Physics : On the Nature of Time / / by Chelsea C. Harry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-17834-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (89 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Philosophy, , 2211-4556

Disciplina

10

113

180

180-190

501

Soggetti

Science - Philosophy

Philosophy of nature

Philosophy, Ancient

Philosophy - History

Philosophy of Science

Philosophy of Nature

Ancient Philosophy / Classical Philosophy

History of Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Abstract -- Dedication -- Acknowledgement -- Introduction.- Chapter 1: Time in Context -- Chapter 2: Physics iv 10-11 in Context Chapter 3: Conditions of Actualized Time -- Chapter 4: Implications of Potential Time Bibliography .

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a contribution both to Aristotle studies and to the philosophy of nature, and not only offers a thorough text based account of time as modally potentiality in Aristotle’s account, but also clarifies the process of “actualizing time” as taking time and looks at the implications of conceiving a world without actual time. It speaks to the resurgence of interest in Aristotle’s natural philosophy and will



become an important resource for anyone interested in Aristotle’s theory of time, of its relationship to Aristotle’s larger project in the Physics, and to time’s place in the broader scope of Aristotelian natural science.  Graduate students and scholars researching in this area especially will find the authors arguments provocative, a welcome addition to other recent publications on Aristotle’s Treatise on Time.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910495878703321

Autore

Saisselin Rémy G (Rémy Gilbert), <1925->

Titolo

The enlightenment against the Baroque : economics and aesthetics in the eighteenth century / / Rémy G. Saisselin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [1992]

ISBN

0-520-37758-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (156 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Quantum books

Soggetti

Civilization, Baroque

Enlightenment

Europe Civilization 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [143]-148) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Pascal's Room, Mandeville's Bees, and Baroque Spending -- 2. "Doing In" the Baroque -- 3. True Taste Recovered and the Baroque Transfigured -- Conclusion: The End of the Baroque and the Invention of Aesthetic Art -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

How do seemingly disparate arenas of Enlightenment philosophy, economic theories, boudoir etiquette, literary styles, and artistic modes coincide in the late eighteenth century? In this poetic essay on the evolution of the idea of luxury and art, Rémy G. Saisselin uses precise, witty examples to describe the development of our modern taste, the successor of the more spiritual and grand baroque goût. His analysis both illuminates and distinguishes between eighteenth-century and modern varieties of conspicuous consumption.     This persuasive discourse depicts the rise of luxe as an escape from ennui and shows



how, for the first time in European history, a large class of wealthy, leisured people emerged to make art, luxury, and the avoidance of boredom its preoccupation. Saisselin provides an original and lucid picture of the first phases in the emergence of a specifically bourgeois taste.   This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1992.