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Neoplatonism and the philosophy of nature /

This volume dispels the idea that Platonism was an otherworldly enterprise which neglected thestudy of the natural world. Leading scholars examine how the Platonists of late antiquity sought to understand and explain natural phenomena: their essays offer a new understanding of the metaphysics of Pla...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wilberding, James, Horn, Christoph
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Neoplatonism.
Philosophy of nature > History.
Néo-platonisme.
Philosophie de la nature > Histoire.
Neo-Platonism.
Neoplatonism
Philosophy of nature
Metaphysik
Naturphilosophie
Neuplatonismus
Neuplatonismus.
Metaphysik.
Naturphilosophie.
Wissenschaft.
Electronic books.
Aufsatzsammlung.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume dispels the idea that Platonism was an otherworldly enterprise which neglected thestudy of the natural world. Leading scholars examine how the Platonists of late antiquity sought to understand and explain natural phenomena: their essays offer a new understanding of the metaphysics of Platonism, and its place in the history of science.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 257 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780191739019
0191739014