David Deming

Science and Technology in World History, Volume 1

The Ancient World and Classical Civilization

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Produktbeschreibung

In an accurate historical treatment, it is impossible to pinpoint a definition of science that applies to multiple moments in time. Science is a living, organic activity, and the meaning and understanding of science has evolved incrementally over several centuries. This book, the first in a series of broadly focused and comprehensive histories of science, explores the origins and nature of scientific methodology from ancient history to the decline of classical civilizations in roughly 300 A.D. It includes details specific to the histories of specialized sciences including astronomy, medicine and physics--along with Roman engineering and Greek philosophy. Individuals described include Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Euclid, Archimedes, Ptolemy, Seneca, Pliny the Elder, and Galen.

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Science is a living, organic activity, the meaning and understanding of which have evolved incrementally over human history. This book, the first in a roughly chronological series, explores the development of the methodology and major ideas of science, in historical context, from ancient times to the decline of classical civilizations around 300 A.D. It includes details specific to the histories of specialized sciences including astronomy, medicine and physics--along with Roman engineering and Greek philosophy. It closely describes the contributions of such individuals as Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Euclid, Archimedes, Ptolemy, Seneca, Pliny the Elder, and Galen.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 525g
• ISBN-13: 9780786439324
• ISBN-10: 0786439327
• Artikelnr.: 29027299

Autorenporträt

David Deming is a professor of Arts & Sciences at the University of Oklahoma. A geophysicist, research scientist and historian, he has written on topics ranging from the history of science to climate change and energy resources.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface     
Introduction     
Science, Religion and Epistemology     
Before the Greeks     
1. The Greeks (c. 600-300 B.C.)     
Intellectual Freedom, Naturalism, and Demonstration     
The Ionians (c. 600-400 B.C.)     
Pythagoras (c. 569-475 B.C.)     
Parmenides (c. 520-450 B.C.) and the Eleatics     
Empedocles (c. 492-432 B.C.)     
Hippocrates of Cos (c. 460-370 B.C.)     
The Greco-Persian Wars (c. 499-448 B.C.)     
Socrates (470-399 B.C.)     
Plato (428 -348 B.C.)     
Philip (382-336 B.C.) and Alexander (356 -323 B.C.)     
Aristotle (384 -322 B.C.)     
2. Hellenistic Science (c. 300 B.C.-A.D. 200)     
The Ptolemaic Kings     
Euclid (c. 325 -265 B.C.)     
Strato of Lampsacus (c. 340-270 B.C.)     
Aristarchus of Samos (310-230 B.C.)     
Eratosthenes (276-195 B.C.)     
Archimedes (287-212 B.C.) and the Punic Wars (264-146 B.C.)     
Hipparchus (c. 190-120 B.C.)     
Claudius Ptolemy (c. A.D. 100-170)     
3. Roman Engineering     
Lack of Originality in Science and Philosophy     
Concrete and the Arch     
Roads     
Aqueducts     
Baths     
Sewers     
Bridges     
4. The Roman Writers     
Vitruvius Pollio: On Architecture (c. 30 B.C.)     
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 B.C.-A.D. 65) and Nero (A.D. 37-68)     
Pliny the Elder (A.D. 23-79)     
Galen (c. A.D. 129 -200)     
5. Hellenistic Philosophy in Rome     
Epicureanism (c. 300 B.C.-A.D. 300)     
Stoicism (c. 300 B.C.-A.D. 200)     
Neoplatonism (c. A.D. 250-550)     
Conclusion     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index