03108nam 2200565 450 991081472040332120180613003103.090-04-32158-610.1163/9789004321588(CKB)3710000000733059(EBL)4585062(PQKBManifestationID)16400266(PQKBWorkID)14959283(PQKB)20916631(MiAaPQ)EBC4585062(nllekb)BRILL9789004321588(PPN)201723913(EXLCZ)99371000000073305920160810h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEpicurean meteorology sources, method, scope and organization /by Frederik A. BakkerLeiden, Netherlands ;Boston, [Massachusetts] :Brill,2016.©20161 online resource (313 p.)Philosophia Antiqua,0079-1687 ;Volume 142Description based upon print version of record.90-04-32156-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter /Frederik A. Bakker -- General Introduction /Frederik A. Bakker -- Multiple Explanations /Frederik A. Bakker -- Range and Order of Subjects in Ancient Meteorology /Frederik A. Bakker -- The Shape of the Earth /Frederik A. Bakker -- General Conclusions /Frederik A. Bakker -- Multiple Explanations in Epicurus’ Letter to Pythocles /Frederik A. Bakker -- Multiple Explanations in Lucretius’ DRN V and VI /Frederik A. Bakker -- General Structure of the Syriac Meteorology /Frederik A. Bakker -- Bibliography /Frederik A. Bakker -- Indexes /Frederik A. Bakker.In Epicurean Meteorology Frederik Bakker discusses the meteorology as laid out by Epicurus (341-270 BCE) and Lucretius (1st century BCE). Although in scope and organization their ideas are clearly rooted in the Peripatetic tradition, their meteorology sets itself apart from this tradition by its systematic use of multiple explanations and its sole reliance on sensory evidence as opposed to mathematics and other axiomatic principles. Through a thorough investigation of the available evidence Bakker offers an updated and qualified account of Epicurean meteorology, arguing against Theophrastus’ authorship of the Syriac meteorology , highlighting the originality of Lucretius’ treatment of mirabilia , and refuting the oft-repeated claim that the Epicureans held the earth to be flat.Philosophia antiqua ;Volume 142.Epicureans (Greek philosophy)MeteorologyHistoryPhilosophy, AncientEpicureans (Greek philosophy)MeteorologyHistory.Philosophy, Ancient.551.501Bakker Frederik A.789286MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814720403321Epicurean meteorology1760371UNINA