Ebook: The mechanical hypothesis in ancient Greek natural philosophy
Author: Berryman Sylvia
- Genre: History // Memoirs; Biographies
- Tags: Mécanisme (Philosophie) -- Histoire., Philosophie ancienne., Philosophie de la nature -- Histoire., Philosophy Ancient., Philosophy of nature -- History., Mechanism (Philosophy) -- History., Mechanism (Philosophy), Philosophy of nature.
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- City: New York, Cambridge
- Language: English
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"It has often been thought that the ancient Greeks did not take mechanics seriously as part of the workings of nature, and that this contributed to the marginalization of their natural philosophy. In this book Sylvia Berryman challenges that assumption, arguing that the idea that the world works 'like a machine' can be found in ancient Greek thought, predating the early modern philosophy with which it is most Read more...
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This book argues that the idea that the world works 'like a machine' can be found in ancient Greek thought, predating the early modern philosophy with which it is most closely associated. Topics Read more...
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