Neoplatonism and the philosophy of nature /

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This volume dispels the idea that Platonism was an otherworldly enterprise which neglected thestudy of the natural world. Leading scholars examine how the Platonists of late antiquity sought to understand and explain natural phenomena: their essays offer a new understanding of the metaphysics of Pla...

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Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Horn, Christoph, Wilberding, James
Weitere Verfasser:
Horn, Christoph (HerausgeberIn), Wilberding, James (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Zusammenfassung:
This volume dispels the idea that Platonism was an otherworldly enterprise which neglected thestudy of the natural world. Leading scholars examine how the Platonists of late antiquity sought to understand and explain natural phenomena: their essays offer a new understanding of the metaphysics of Platonism, and its place in the history of science.
Umfang:
1 online resource (ix, 257 pages) : illustrations
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
0-19-173901-4
0-19-969371-4
Schlagworte:
Neoplatonism.
Philosophy of nature > History.
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