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1853994820.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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Very Minor shelfwear to DJ else fine. ; This book studies the structure and origins of De Rerum Natura (On the nature of things) , the great first-century BC poem by Lucretius. By showing how he worked from the literary model set by the Greek poet Empedocles but under the philosophical inspiration of the Greek philosopher Epicurus, the book seeks to characterise Lucretius' unique poetic achivement. It is addressed to those interested both in Latin poetry and in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy. ; 252 pages
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1981DADAX0300024754Yale University Press 1981-09-10. hardcover. New. 6.25x1.25x9.75. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Yale University Press hardcover
B9780300024753Hardback. New. One of the most important Presocratic philosophers was the Sicilian Empedocles. He presented his work in the form of two hexameter poems of which about 450 lines are extant revealing a formidable range of interests acute observation and a firm grasp of fundamental issues in the study of man and nature.<br />Empedocles’ theory of four elements was crucial to later developments in science and medicine. He showed how forces of attraction and repulsion acted on the elements within a framework of cyclical time and limited space and initiated or advanced major discoveries in astronomy biology and physiology. More sophisticated concepts of divinity personality and mortality replaced traditional mythology and these concepts were founded on the conviction that the individual has control over his own character and intellectual growth.<br />The introduction discusses Empedocles’ life and interests the content of the <i>Physics </i>and <i>Katharmoi</i> and the relation of the two poems to each other. A new Greek text with apparatus is followed by translation commentary and detailed concordance to give a comprehensive edition of this key figure in the history of ideas.<br />“With its careful and judicious editing of the fragments and its many fresh insights into Empedocles’ thought this work will be indispensable to students of Presocratic philosophy.â€â€”Alexander P.D. Mourelatos hardcover
115717Paris, Le Grand Livre du Mois 1997, 220x140mm, reliure skyvertex beige avec filets, titre et auteur dorés au dos. Endarement, titre et auteur dorés sur le plat supérieure. Exemplaire à l'état de neuf.
1981SONG0300024754Yale University Press 1981-09-10. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.25x1.25x9.75. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Yale University Press hardcover
1981Q-0300024754Yale University Press 1981-09-10. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Yale University Press hardcover
197511783B. R. Grüner. 1975. Softcover. Very Good. Light creasing to upper corner of ffep. Light shelfwear. Slight bumping to base of spine. Tiny stain to ffep.; Proefschrift Diss. ; 230 pages . 9060320476 . B. R. Grüner paperback
Light creasing to upper corner of ffep. Light shelfwear. Slight bumping to base of spine. Tiny stain to ffep. ; Proefschrift (Diss. ) ; 230 pages
1 16,5x10,2 cm., legatura in piena pelle, piatti con leggera cornice in oro, tassello con cornice e titolo in oro al dorso, tagli marmorizzati, segnalibro, pagg. VIII, 236 in inglese, buone condizioni. Timbri di appartenenza (uno della Libreria Scheiwiller ampia dedica manoscritta del 1854.
5353Paris, Ed. Ambrosio Firmin Didot, 1860, – in-quarto, t. 1 : 576 pp. ; t. 2 : 456 pp. et t.3: 578 pp. – broché, dos renforcé pour les 3 vol., couv. verte, non rognés
199534900Bristol Classical Press. New. 1995. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED -- 372 pages; Empedocles c. 494-434 B. C. achieved legendary status as a philosopher scientist healer poet and orator. He made important contributions to the developments of European thought with his theory of the four elements his detailed work on perception respiration and cognition and his understanding in the kinship in structure and form of the hierarchy of living creatures. Now available in paperback this is the first full-scale edition this century of the extant fragments which are grouped into two poems -- Physics and Katharmoi. In her Introduction Professor Wright surveys the evidence for Empedocles life and writings and gives a clear account of the main lines of thought within a framework common to the poems. The fragments are presented in their contexts in a new ordering with full critical apparatus; they are followed by a translation and commentary on each in which the linguistic philosophical and scientific questions relevant to the text are examined. The Index cover sources passages cited and subject matter as well as a comprehensive concordance of Empedocles vocabulary. This edition has been updated with a bibliographic commentary covering the last fifteen years of Empedoclean scholarship. This text is part of the Classic Latin and Greek texts series. - Author: M. R. Wright is Professor of Classics at The University of Wales Lampeter. -- with a bonus offer-- . Bristol Classical Press paperback
