Elachista : la dottrina dei minimi nell'epicureismo : with English summary / Francesco Verde.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Verde, Francesco, author.

Series:

• Ancient and medieval philosophy. Series 1 ; 48.
• Ancient and Medieval Philosophy. Series 1 ; 48

Language:

Dutch

Subjects (All):

• Epicureans (Greek philosophy).
• Philosophy, Ancient.
• Epicurus--Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (460 p.)

Place of Publication:

Louvain, Belgium : Leuven University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

Dutch

Summary:

The first monograph entirely devoted to the Epicurean doctrine of minimal parts.The Epicurean doctrine of minimal parts (ta elachista) is a crucial aspect of Epicurus''s philosophy and a genuine turning point compared to the ancient atomism of Leucippus and Democritus. This book consists of three chapters: a philological and theoretical analysis of the primary sources (Epicurus and Lucretius) of the doctrine, a reconstruction of its likely historical background (Xenocrates, Aristotle, Diodorus Cronus), and a close examination of the chiefly geometrical development of this theory within the phi

Contents:

sommario; PREMESSA; ABBREVIAZIONI; Conspectus siglorum; INTRODUZIONE; CAPITOLO I; CAPITOLO II; CAPITOLO III; CONCLUSIONI; English summary; Appendice IEpicuro e i triangoli del Timeo; Appendice IIStratone di Lampsaco e la discontinuità del tempo; BIBLIOGRAFIA; INDICIINDICE DEI TESTI ANTICHI; Indice dei nomi

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 27, 2014).

ISBN:

94-6166-136-3

OCLC:

899263511