Theories of weight in the ancient world : : four essays on Democritus, Plato, and Aristotle : a study in the development of ideas. Volume 1, Democritus, weight and size, an exercise in the reconstruction of early Greek philosophy / / D. O'Brien.

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Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Philosophia antiqua ; v. 37
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Place / Publishing House:Paris : : Les Belles Lettres ;, Leiden : : Brill,, 1981.
Year of Publication:1981
Language:English
Series:Theories of weight in the ancient world ; v. 1
Philosophia antiqua ; v. 37
Philosophia Antiqua 37.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 419 p. )
Notes:Includes index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / D. O’Brien
  • Aristotle’s General Criticism of the Atomic Theory / D. O’Brien
  • Aristotle ‘De Generatione et Corruptione’ / D. O’Brien
  • Aristotle ‘De Caelo’ / D. O’Brien
  • Theophrastus / D. O’Brien
  • Simplicius / D. O’Brien
  • Simplicius and the Current Compromise / D. O’Brien
  • Diogenes Laertius and Alexander / D. O’Brien
  • Aetius and Cicero / D. O’Brien
  • The Nature and Distribution of the Evidence: Primary Evidence / D. O’Brien
  • The Nature and Distribution of the Evidence: Secondary Evidence / D. O’Brien
  • Indirect Evidence / D. O’Brien
  • The Weight of Atoms / D. O’Brien
  • Perspective / D. O’Brien
  • Bibliography / D. O’Brien
  • Index Locorum / D. O’Brien
  • Résumé en Français / D. O’Brien.