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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Barbara M. Sattler (Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 23.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 16.00cm Weight: 0.770kg ISBN: 9781108477901ISBN 10: 1108477909 Pages: 450 Publication Date: 08 October 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Conceptual Foundations; 2. Parmenides's account of the object of philosophy; 3. Zeno's Paradoxes of Motion and Plurality; 4. The atomistic foundation for an account of motion; 5. The Possibility of Natural Philosophy according to Plato I: The Logical Basis; 6. The Possibility of Natural Philosophy according to Plato II: Mathematical Advances and Ultimate Problems; 7. Aristotle's Notion of Continuity – the Structure underlying Motion; 8. Time and Space – the Implicit Measure of Motion in Aristotle's Physics; 9. Time as the simple measure of motion.ReviewsBarbara 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 Author InformationBarbara 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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