Description
This book explores the birth of the scientific understanding of motion in early Greek thought up to Aristotle.
About the Author
Barbara Sattler is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of St Andrews. She works mainly on metaphysics and natural philosophy in the ancient Greek world, with a particular focus on the Presocratics, Plato and Aristotle.
Reviews
"Barbara Sattler's book is engaging, sophisticated and full of stimulating ideas. It traces the development of crucial presuppositions of natural science from their earliest roots in Parmenides to their fruition in Aristotle. The perspective and expertise which Sattler brings to these issues will be of great interest and value to those working in ancient philosophy or in the history of science." Stephen Makin, University of Sheffield
'... a thoughtful and probing book by an original thinker. Sattler's understanding of foundational issues in mathematics is put to fine use, and she does important conceptual work ... There is much of great value in this book ...' Sylvia Berryman, Journal of the History of Philosophy
Book Information
ISBN 9781108745215
Author Barbara M. Sattler
Format Paperback
Page Count 437
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 634g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 22mm