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Ancient Greek and Roman Science: A Very Short Introduction

Ancient Greek and Roman Science: A Very Short Introduction

Liba Taub
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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Ancient Greece is often considered to be the birthplace of science and medicine, and the explanation of natural phenomena without recourse to supernatural causes. The early natural philosophers - lovers of wisdom concerning nature - sought to explain the order and composition of the world, and how we come to know it. They were particularly interested in what exists and how it is ordered: ontology and cosmology. They were also concerned with how we come to know (epistemology) and how best tolive (ethics). At the same time, the scientific thinkers of early Greece and Rome were also influenced by ideas from other parts of the world, and incorporated aspects of Egyptian, Babylonian, and Indian science and mathematics in their studies. In this Very Short Introduction Liba Taub gives an overview of the major developments in early science between the 8th century BCE and 6th century CE. Focussing on Greece and Rome, Taub challenges a...
Year:
2023
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Language:
english
Pages:
176
ISBN 10:
0191056820
ISBN 13:
9780198736998
File:
EPUB, 2.54 MB
IPFS:
CID , CID Blake2b
english, 2023
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