Cosmic Problems: Essays on Greek and Roman Philosophy of Nature

by David Furley

Book Overview

The essays in this collection represent in scholarly infrastructure to Professor Furley's major study, The Greek Cosmologists, of which volume 1 was published by the Press in 1987. They tackle the questions in ancient cosmology and the clash between the two opposing systems known as Aristotelianism and Atomism. Some essays are general reflections on the nature of the debate; others explore certain detailed questions; yet all illustrate the author's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521117127
• ISBN13: 9780521117128
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"