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Epicurean Meteorology: Sources, Method, Scope and Organization

By Frederik A. Bakker

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2016
ISBN
900432156X, 9789004321564
ISSN
0079-1687
LCC
2016014669
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2476639 bytes)
Series
Philosophia Antiqua 142
Pages
xii+302\315
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2016-07-18 14:05:25
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Description

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.

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