| Description |
1 online resource (460 pages) |
| Series |
Ancient and Medieval Philosophy. Series 1 ; 48 |
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Ancient and medieval philosophy. Series 1 ; 48.
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 27, 2014) |
| Subject |
Epicurus -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Epicurus fast |
| Subject |
Epicureans (Greek philosophy)
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Philosophy, Ancient.
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Ancient & Classical.
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Epicureans (Greek philosophy)
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Philosophy, Ancient
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789461661364 |
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9461661363 |
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