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Mnemosyne, 2010
Medical History, Dec 19, 2019
The chapter gives an account Epicurus’ natural philosophy and his attitude to the sciences. Epicu... more The chapter gives an account Epicurus’ natural philosophy and his attitude to the sciences. Epicurus’ mission was to liberate people from the fear of death and the gods, and science was subordinate to that project, practiced to show that nature acts without divine intervention. He was skeptical about mathematics, due to his commitment to atomism, and about astronomy, because knowledge should be based on clear foundations unavailable for deciding issues such as the planets’ sizes. Sensation dictates there are two constituents of reality: bodies, directly attested by sense perception; and the void, the space where bodies exist and move. Infinite atoms move through space, forming countless worlds (kosmoi), which at some point will again fall apart into their constituent atoms. Epicurus considers naturalistic explanations of phenomena to show they are not divine. But his philosophy of nature insists upon natural causes (as opposed to geometrical models), is consistently materialist and mechanistic, and is thus anti-teleological.
Aestimatio : Critical Reviews in the History of Science, Dec 21, 2015
Aestimatio : Critical Reviews in the History of Science, Dec 21, 2015
This book reconstructs and interprets the theory of the emotions as expounded by the Stoic philos... more This book reconstructs and interprets the theory of the emotions as expounded by the Stoic philosopher Chrysippus in his 'On Affections', only fragments of which remain. Given its contextual approach, sources such as Galen and Cicero receive ample attention.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Nov 1, 2010
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Oct 1, 2021
Towards the end of the fourth century CE Nemesius, bishop of Emesa in Syria, composed his treatis... more Towards the end of the fourth century CE Nemesius, bishop of Emesa in Syria, composed his treatise On Human Nature (Περὶ φύσεως ἀνθρώπου). The nature of the soul and its relation to the body are central to Nemesius' treatment. In developing his argument, he draws not only on Christian authors but on a variety of pagan philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics and the great physician-cum-philosopher Galen of Pergamum. This paper examines Nemesius' references to Aristotle's biology in particular, focusing on a few passages in the light of Aristotle's Generation of Animals and History of Animals as well as the doxographic tradition. The themes in question are: the status of the intellect, the scale of nature and the respective roles of the male and female in reproduction. Central questions are: Exactly which impact did Aristotle make on his thinking? Was it mediated or direct? Why does Nemesius cite Aristotle and how? Long used as a source for earlier works now lost, Nemesius' work may provide intriguing glimpses of the intellectual culture of his time. This paper is designed to contribute to this new approach to his work.
De Gruyter eBooks, Dec 31, 2014
... This first full-scale study of Chrysippus&amp;#x27; mode of argumentation considers t... more ... This first full-scale study of Chrysippus&amp;#x27; mode of argumentation considers the frag-ments both in their Galenic context and in relation to Stoicism in general. ... Hankinson (1991c), Appendix 2 (&amp;#x27;A guide to the editions and abbreviations of the Galenic corpus&amp;#x27;). ...
This book reconstructs and interprets the theory of the emotions as expounded by the Stoic philos... more This book reconstructs and interprets the theory of the emotions as expounded by the Stoic philosopher Chrysippus in his 'On Affections', only fragments of which remain. Given its contextual approach, sources such as Galen and Cicero receive ample attention.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Jun 1, 2008
Mnemosyne, 2010
Medical History, Dec 19, 2019
The chapter gives an account Epicurus’ natural philosophy and his attitude to the sciences. Epicu... more The chapter gives an account Epicurus’ natural philosophy and his attitude to the sciences. Epicurus’ mission was to liberate people from the fear of death and the gods, and science was subordinate to that project, practiced to show that nature acts without divine intervention. He was skeptical about mathematics, due to his commitment to atomism, and about astronomy, because knowledge should be based on clear foundations unavailable for deciding issues such as the planets’ sizes. Sensation dictates there are two constituents of reality: bodies, directly attested by sense perception; and the void, the space where bodies exist and move. Infinite atoms move through space, forming countless worlds (kosmoi), which at some point will again fall apart into their constituent atoms. Epicurus considers naturalistic explanations of phenomena to show they are not divine. But his philosophy of nature insists upon natural causes (as opposed to geometrical models), is consistently materialist and mechanistic, and is thus anti-teleological.
Aestimatio : Critical Reviews in the History of Science, Dec 21, 2015
Aestimatio : Critical Reviews in the History of Science, Dec 21, 2015
This book reconstructs and interprets the theory of the emotions as expounded by the Stoic philos... more This book reconstructs and interprets the theory of the emotions as expounded by the Stoic philosopher Chrysippus in his 'On Affections', only fragments of which remain. Given its contextual approach, sources such as Galen and Cicero receive ample attention.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Nov 1, 2010
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Oct 1, 2021
Towards the end of the fourth century CE Nemesius, bishop of Emesa in Syria, composed his treatis... more Towards the end of the fourth century CE Nemesius, bishop of Emesa in Syria, composed his treatise On Human Nature (Περὶ φύσεως ἀνθρώπου). The nature of the soul and its relation to the body are central to Nemesius' treatment. In developing his argument, he draws not only on Christian authors but on a variety of pagan philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics and the great physician-cum-philosopher Galen of Pergamum. This paper examines Nemesius' references to Aristotle's biology in particular, focusing on a few passages in the light of Aristotle's Generation of Animals and History of Animals as well as the doxographic tradition. The themes in question are: the status of the intellect, the scale of nature and the respective roles of the male and female in reproduction. Central questions are: Exactly which impact did Aristotle make on his thinking? Was it mediated or direct? Why does Nemesius cite Aristotle and how? Long used as a source for earlier works now lost, Nemesius' work may provide intriguing glimpses of the intellectual culture of his time. This paper is designed to contribute to this new approach to his work.
De Gruyter eBooks, Dec 31, 2014
... This first full-scale study of Chrysippus&amp;#x27; mode of argumentation considers t... more ... This first full-scale study of Chrysippus&amp;#x27; mode of argumentation considers the frag-ments both in their Galenic context and in relation to Stoicism in general. ... Hankinson (1991c), Appendix 2 (&amp;#x27;A guide to the editions and abbreviations of the Galenic corpus&amp;#x27;). ...
This book reconstructs and interprets the theory of the emotions as expounded by the Stoic philos... more This book reconstructs and interprets the theory of the emotions as expounded by the Stoic philosopher Chrysippus in his 'On Affections', only fragments of which remain. Given its contextual approach, sources such as Galen and Cicero receive ample attention.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Jun 1, 2008
Meteorology is one of the most underestimated areas of study within the field of ancient Greek an... more Meteorology is one of the most underestimated areas of study within the field of ancient Greek and Roman natural philosophy. The ancient Greek term meteōrologia refers to a broader range of natural phenomena than the modern term does, including 'lofty' or