Science before Socrates : Parmenides, Anaxagoras, and the new astronomy

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graham, Daniel W., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy, Ancient--History--To 1500--Greece.

Astronomy, Ancient.

Astronomy, Greek--Greece.

Astronomy, Greek.

Science.

Parmenides.

Anaxagoras.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Other Title:

Science before Socrates: Parmenides, Anaxagoras, and the new astronomy

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this work, Daniel W. Graham argues against the belief that the Presocratic philosophers did not produce any empirical science and that the first major Greek science, astronomy, did not develop until at least the time of Plato. Instead, Graham proposes that the advances made by presocratic philosophers in the study of astronomy deserve to be considered as scientific contributions.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Aug 2, 2013).

Other Format:

Print version