Spontaneous generation in Aristotle -- Observation claims and epistemic confidence in Aristotle -- A blossoming of creatures -- Inheritance and innovation -- Interlude: Is life special? -- Towards a showdown
"We accept that, at some point in the history of our universe, living creatures emerged from nonliving matter. Yet from the time of Aristotle until the late nineteenth century, many people believed in spontaneous generation, that living creatures sprang into existence from rotti…
Creatures Born of Mud and Slime is a compelling look at how we understand conceptions of scientific change, truth, and progress.
Lucretius: Poetry, philosophy, science
by Sharrock, Alison, Lehoux, Daryn, Morrison, A. D.
Lucretius: poetry, philosophy, science
by Sharrock, Alison, Lehoux, Daryn, Morrison, A. D.
Lucretius: poetry, philosophy, science
by Sharrock, Alison, Lehoux, Daryn, Morrison, A. D.
Lucretius: poetry, philosophy, science
by Sharrock, Alison, Lehoux, Daryn, Morrison, A. D.
The volume unites the three aspects - poetry, philosophy, and science - found in Lucretius' 'De Rerum Natura'. With ten original essays and an analytical introduction, the volume aims not only to combine different approaches within single covers but to offer responses to the poe…
Lucretius: poetry, philosophy, science
by Sharrock, Alison, Lehoux, Daryn, Morrison, A. D.
The volume unites the three aspects - poetry, philosophy, and science - found in Lucretius' 'De Rerum Natura'. With ten original essays and an analytical introduction, the volume aims not only to combine different approaches within single covers but to offer responses to the poe…
What did the Romans know about their world? Quite a lot, as Lehoux makes clear in this contribution to the history and philosophy of ancient science. Lehoux contends that even though many of the Romans' views about the natural world have no place in modern science, their claims …
What did the Romans know about their world? Quite a lot, as Lehoux makes clear in this contribution to the history and philosophy of ancient science. Lehoux contends that even though many of the Romans' views about the natural world have no place in modern science, their claims …
What did the Romans know about their world? Quite a lot, as Daryn Lehoux makes clear in this fascinating and much-needed contribution to the history and philosophy of ancient science. Lehoux contends that even though many of the Romans’ views about the natural world have no pla…
The web of knowledge -- A Roman world -- Knowing nature in the Roman context -- Overview -- Nature, gods, and governance -- Divinity and divination -- Roman virtues -- Nature and the legitimation of the republic -- A Ciceronian contradiction? -- Knowledge of nature and virtuous …