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Theories of weight in the ancient world : four essays on Democritus, Plato, and Aristotle : a study in the development of ideas. Volume 1, Democritus, weight and size, an exercise in the reconstruction of early Greek philosophy / D. O'Brien. - 1 online resource (xxi, 419 pages) - Philosophia antiqua ; v. 37 . - Philosophia Antiqua 37. Philosophia Antiqua Online, ISBN: 9789004319752. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-401) and index.

Preliminary Material / Aristotle’s General Criticism of the Atomic Theory / Aristotle ‘De Generatione et Corruptione’ / Aristotle ‘De Caelo’ / Theophrastus / Simplicius / Simplicius and the Current Compromise / Diogenes Laertius and Alexander / Aetius and Cicero / The Nature and Distribution of the Evidence: Primary Evidence / The Nature and Distribution of the Evidence: Secondary Evidence / Indirect Evidence / The Weight of Atoms / Perspective / Bibliography / Index Locorum / Résumé en Français / D. O’Brien -- D. O’Brien -- D. O’Brien -- D. O’Brien -- D. O’Brien -- D. O’Brien -- D. O’Brien -- D. O’Brien -- D. O’Brien -- D. O’Brien -- D. O’Brien -- D. O’Brien -- D. O’Brien -- D. O’Brien -- D. O’Brien -- D. O’Brien -- D. O’Brien.

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Summary in French.

ISBN: 9789004320581

Standard No.: 10.1163/9789004320581 DOI

LCCN: 82179961

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Weights and measures, Ancient.
Philosophy, Ancient.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Philosophy, Ancient.
Weights and measures, Ancient.

LC Class. No.: QC84 / .T54 1981

Dewey Class. No.: 531.14