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Das Leere : eine Untersuchung der Theorien in Antike und früher Neuzeit / Ernst A. Schmidt.

Van Pelt Library BD398 .S33 2021
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Schmidt, Ernst A., 1937- author.
Language:
German
Subjects (All):
Nothing (Philosophy)--History.
Nothing (Philosophy).
Emptiness (Philosophy)--History.
Emptiness (Philosophy).
Philosophy and science--History.
Philosophy and science.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
308 pages, 3 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Frankfurt am Main : Vittorio Klostermann, [2021]
Summary:
Mit diesem Band legt Ernst A. Schmidt seine Forschungen über 'das Leere' in Antike und Früher Neuzeit vor. Schmidt behandelt zunächst die Atomistik von Leukipp bis Lukrez, die Porentheorie von Empedokles bis Heron von Alexandria sowie die Theorie des Philoponos. Dem schließt sich eine Untersuchung zur Rezeption der antiken Konzepte in der fru·hneuzeitlichen Physik (Galilei, Gassendi, Henry More) an. Im Anhang bringt Schmidt eine kritische Darstellung des antiken Atomismus in drei Texten des 18. Jahrhunderts, bei Polignac, Wieland und Le Sage. Es gibt bislang keine vergleichbar umfassende und quellengesättigte Arbeit zum Thema. Wer sich für 'das Leere' interessiert oder nach Quellen sucht, wird von Schmidt bestens versorgt. In this book Ernst A. Schmidt, emeritus of Classical Philology at Tübingen University, presents his research on the subject of "the void" in antiquity and early modern times. Schmidt first deals with atomistics from Leucipp to Lucretius, the pore theory from Empedocles to Heron of Alexandria, and the theory of Philoponos. This is followed by an investigation of the reception of ancient concepts in early modern physics (Galileo, Gassendi, Henry More). In an appendix the author offers a critical account of ancient atomism in three texts from the 18th century by Polignac, Wieland and Le Sage. There is no comparably comprehensive and source-saturated work on the subject to date. Anyone interested in "the void" or looking for sources will be well served by Schmidt.
Notes:
includes bibliographical references (pages 283-295) and indexes.
ISBN:
346502821X
9783465028215
OCLC:
1285487049

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