Plutarch's Science of Natural Problems : A Study with Commentary on Quaestiones Naturales / / by Michiel Meeusen.
In his Quaestiones naturales, Plutarch unmistakably demonstrates a huge interest in the world of natural phenomena. The work of this famous intellectual and philosopher from Chaeronea consists of forty-one natural problems that address a wide variety of questions, sometimes rather peculiar ones, per...
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Meeusen, Michiel, author. Plutarch's Science of Natural Problems A Study with Commentary on Quaestiones Naturales / by Michiel Meeusen. Leuven Leuven University Press 2017 Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017 ©2017 1 online resource (555 pages). text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Plutarchea hypomnemata Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. Includes bibliographical references (pages [495]-528) and index. Prologue -- Plutarch and the history of science : the case of Quaestiones naturales -- Introduction -- 1. Problems, problems, problems (and Aristotelian precedents) -- 2. The position of Quaestiones naturales in the corpus Plutarcheum -- 3. Quaestiones naturales and zetetic [paideia] -- 4. Plutarch's Platonic world view : the aetiological design of Quaestiones naturales and its scientific context -- Commentary -- Synopsis. In his Quaestiones naturales, Plutarch unmistakably demonstrates a huge interest in the world of natural phenomena. The work of this famous intellectual and philosopher from Chaeronea consists of forty-one natural problems that address a wide variety of questions, sometimes rather peculiar ones, pertaining to ancient Greek physics, including problems related to the fields of zoology, botany, meteorology and their respective subdisciplines. By providing a thorough study of and commentary on this generally neglected text, written by one of the most influential and prolific writers from Antiquity, this book contributes to our better understanding of Plutarch's natural scientific programme and the condition and role of ancient natural science in the Roman Imperial Era in general. Description based on print version record. CC BY-NC English Knowledge Unlatched Unrestricted online access star Ancient philosophy Commentaries History and criticism. Plutarch Commentaries History and criticism. Electronic books. Classics Classical Greek philosophy Intellectual History 94-6270-084-2 Plutarchea hypomnemata. |
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Prologue -- Plutarch and the history of science : the case of Quaestiones naturales -- Introduction -- 1. Problems, problems, problems (and Aristotelian precedents) -- 2. The position of Quaestiones naturales in the corpus Plutarcheum -- 3. Quaestiones naturales and zetetic [paideia] -- 4. Plutarch's Platonic world view : the aetiological design of Quaestiones naturales and its scientific context -- Commentary -- Synopsis. |
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