Explaining the cosmos [[electronic resource] ] : the Ionian tradition of scientific philosophy / / Daniel W. Graham |
Autore | Graham Daniel W |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (363 p.) |
Disciplina | 182.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Philosophy, Ancient
Pre-Socratic philosophers |
Soggetto non controllato |
Absolute (philosophy)
Alcmaeon of Croton Alexander of Aphrodisias Allusion Ambiguity Analogy Anaxagoras Anaximander Anaximenes Antidosis Apeiron (cosmology) Aristotle Atomism Causality Chemical element Chemical formula Classical element Coeus Concept Contradiction Cosmogony Cratylus Crius Cronus Democritus Diogenes of Apollonia Dualism (philosophy of mind) Dualism Eleatics Emergence Empedocles Empirical evidence Essence Existence Explanandum Explanation Explication Fallacy First principle Four causes Greek Philosophy Hippias Hypothesis Ignoratio elenchi Inference Inquiry Instance (computer science) Isocrates Leucippus Lucretius Material monism Meteorology Monism Multitude Mythology Natural philosophy Natural science On Generation and Corruption On the Heavens Ontology Ousia Parmenides Peripatetic school Phenomenon Philolaus Philosopher Philosophical theory Philosophy Pre-Socratic philosophy Premise Principle Process philosophy Prose Pythagoreanism Quantity Rarefaction Reality Reason Science Scientific method Scientist Sophist Substance theory Teleology Test theory The Philosopher Theogony Theophrastus Theoretical physics Theory of Forms Theory of change Theory Thomas Kuhn Thought Timaeus (dialogue) Trace Amounts Treatise Unity of opposites World view Xenophanes |
ISBN |
1-282-45828-0
9786612458286 1-4008-2745-0 |
Classificazione |
08.21
08.35 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations and Brief References -- 1. The Ionian Program -- 2. Anaximander's Principles -- 3. Anaximenes' Theory of Change -- 4. The Generating Substance Theory as an Explanatory Hypothesis -- 5. Heraclitus's Criticism of Ionian Philosophy -- 6. Parmenides' Criticism of Ionian Philosophy -- 7. Anaxagoras and Empedocles: Eleatic Pluralists -- 8. The Elemental Substance Theory as an Explanatory Hypothesis -- 9. The Atomist Reform -- 10. Diogenes of Apollonia and Material Monism -- 11. The Ionian Legacy -- References -- Index Locorum -- General Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781050803321 |
Graham Daniel W | ||
Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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When the Earth Was Flat : Studies in Ancient Greek and Chinese Cosmology / Dirk L. Couprie |
Autore | Couprie, Dirk L. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer, 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | xxxi, 361 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
Soggetto topico |
01-XX - History and biography [MSC 2020]
00A79 (77-XX) - Physics [MSC 2020] 85-XX - Astronomy and Astrophysics [MSC 2020] 85A40 - Cosmology [MSC 2020] |
Soggetto non controllato |
Anaxagoras
Anaximander Anaximenes Ancient Chinese cosmology Ancient Greek cosmology Canopy heaven Comparative cosmology Flat Earth cosmology Gai tian Pre-Socratic cosmology Xenophanes |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Titolo uniforme | |
Record Nr. | UNICAMPANIA-VAN0211958 |
Couprie, Dirk L. | ||
Cham, : Springer, 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Vanvitelli | ||
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When the Earth Was Flat : Studies in Ancient Greek and Chinese Cosmology / Dirk L. Couprie |
Autore | Couprie, Dirk L. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer, 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | xxxi, 361 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
Soggetto topico |
00A79 (77-XX) - Physics [MSC 2020]
01-XX - History and biography [MSC 2020] 85-XX - Astronomy and Astrophysics [MSC 2020] 85A40 - Cosmology [MSC 2020] |
Soggetto non controllato |
Anaxagoras
Anaximander Anaximenes Ancient Chinese cosmology Ancient Greek cosmology Canopy heaven Comparative cosmology Flat Earth cosmology Gai tian Pre-Socratic cosmology Xenophanes |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Titolo uniforme | |
Record Nr. | UNICAMPANIA-VAN00211958 |
Couprie, Dirk L. | ||
Cham, : Springer, 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Vanvitelli | ||
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