Описание: Leading paleontologist J. David Archibald explores the rich history of visual metaphors for biological order from ancient times to the present
Автор: Andrea Gambarotto Название: Vital Forces, Teleology and Organization ISBN: 3319654144 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319654140 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11878.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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This book offers a comprehensive account of vitalism and the Romantic philosophy of nature. The author explores the rise of biology as a unified science in Germany by reconstructing the history of the notion of "vital force," starting from the mid-eighteenth through the early nineteenth century. Further, he argues that Romantic Naturphilosophie played a crucial role in the rise of biology in Germany, especially thanks to its treatment of teleology. In fact, both post-Kantian philosophers and naturalists were guided by teleological principles in defining the object of biological research.
The book begins by considering the problem of generation, focusing on the debate over the notion of "formative force." Readers are invited to engage with the epistemological status of this formative force, i.e. the question of the principle behind organization. The second chapter provides a reconstruction of the physiology of vital forces as it was elaborated in the mid- to late-eighteenth century by the group of physicians and naturalists known as the "Gottingen School." Readers are shown how these authors developed an understanding of the animal kingdom as a graded series of organisms with increasing functional complexity.
Chapter three tracks the development of such framework in Romantic Naturphilosophie. The author introduces the reader to the problem of classification, showing how Romantic philosophers of nature regarded classification as articulated by a unified plan that connects all living forms with one another, relying on the idea of living nature as a universal organism. In the closing chapter, this analysis shows how the three instances of pre-biological discourse on living beings - theory of generation, physiology and natural history - converged to form the consolidated disciplinary matrix of a general biology.
The book offers an insightful read for all scholars interested in classical German philosophy, especially those researching the philosophy of nature, as well as the history and philosophy of biology.
Автор: Payne Andrew Название: Teleology of Action in Plato`s Republic ISBN: 0198799020 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198799023 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 11246.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explores a variety of teleology present in Plato`s Republic, in which actions are carried out for the sake of an end that is not the intended goal. Payne draws on examples from Republic to demonstrate that performing some actions can help produce unintended results, which qualify as ends or purposes of human action.
Описание: The theme of the Nicomachean Ethics is a Socratic question previously explored in the works of Plato, Aristotle`s friend and teacher, of how men should best live. In his Metaphysics, Aristotle described how Socrates, the friend and teacher of Plato, had turned philosophy to human questions, whereas Pre-Socratic philosophy had only been theoretical
Автор: Mayhew Robert Название: Aristotle`s Lost Homeric Problems ISBN: 019883456X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198834564 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 13622.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This series of studies focuses on various aspects of Aristotle`s Homeric Problems, an oft-neglected work for which the evidence consists mostly of fragments surviving in the margins of medieval manuscripts. Aiming to expand our knowledge of the lost work, it argues persuasively that other sources do exist but have been overlooked.
Автор: Leunissen Название: Explanation and Teleology in Aristotle`s Science of Nature ISBN: 1107538858 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107538856 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book examines Aristotle`s use of the theory of natural teleology in producing explanations of natural phenomena. It will be valuable for all who are interested in Aristotle`s natural science, his philosophy of science, and his biology.
Название: Aristotle`s physics ISBN: 1108454186 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108454186 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume provides cutting-edge research on Aristotle`s Physics by reassessing its key concepts, reconstructing its methodology, and determining the boundaries of Aristotle`s natural philosophy. Due to the foundational nature of Aristotle`s Physics itself, this volume is a must-read for all scholars working on Aristotle.
Автор: Rapp Christof, Primavesi Oliver Название: Aristotle`s de Motu Animalium: Symposium Aristotelicum ISBN: 0198835566 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198835561 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 22933.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Symposium Aristotelicum volumes have become essential reference works for the study of Aristotle. In this twentieth volume, ten renowned scholars of ancient philosophy offer a running commentary on Aristotle`s De Motu Animalium, with a new Greek text and translation.
The two texts translated in this volume of the Ancient Commentators on Aristotle series both compare the happiness of the practical life, which is subject to the hazards of fortune, with the happiness of the life of philosophical contemplation, which is subject to fewer needs.
The first is Michael of Ephesus' 12th-century commentary on Book 10 of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, written (alongside his commentaries on Books 5 and 9) to fill gaps in the Neoplatonists' commentaries from the 6th century. He recognizes that lives of practicality and philosophy may be combined, and gives his own account of the superiority of the contemplative. The second is Themistius' text On Virtue, written in the 4th century AD. He was an important teacher and commentator on Aristotle, an orator and leading civil servant in Constantinople. His philosophical oration is here argued to be written in support of the Emperor Julian's insistence against the misuse of free speech by a Cynic Heraclius, who had satirised him. Julian had previously criticised Themistius but here he combines his political and philosophical roles in seeking to mend relations with his former pupil.
Автор: Leunissen Название: Aristotle`s Physics ISBN: 110703146X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107031463 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 14890.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume provides cutting-edge research on Aristotle`s Physics by reassessing its key concepts, reconstructing its methodology, and determining the boundaries of Aristotle`s natural philosophy. Due to the foundational nature of Aristotle`s Physics itself, this volume is a must-read for all scholars working on Aristotle.
Автор: Solinas Название: From Aristotle`s Teleology to Darwin`s Genealogy ISBN: 1137445769 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137445766 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11179.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: From Aristotle to Darwin, from ancient teleology to contemporary genealogies, this book offers an overview of the birth and then persistence of Aristotle`s framework into modernity, until its radical overthrow by the evolutionary revolution.
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