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Greek traditions relating to both the arts and sciences of life and health and those regarding the systematic development of theories of measurement and quantification enjoyed an incredibly long reputation and showed a kind of versatility that challenges any simplistic, dogmatic or a priori viewpoint about the meaning and social function of systematic knowledge. In this sense, they allow us to focus on very specific traits of the multiple processes of production, textual arrangement and trans...

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When it was first published in 1992, 'The Beginnings of Western Science' was lauded as the first successful attempt ever to present a unified account of both ancient and medieval science in a single volume. Chronicling the development of scientific ideas, practices, and institutions from pre-Socratic Greek philosophy to late-Medieval scholasticism, David C. Lindberg surveyed all the most important themes in the history of science, including developments in cosmology, astronomy, mechanics, optics, alchemy, natural history, and medicine. In addition, he offered an illuminating account of the transmission of Greek science to medieval Islam and subsequently to medieval Europe. 'The Beginnings of Western Science 'was, and remains, a landmark in the history of science, shaping the way students and scholars understand these critically formative periods of scientific development. It reemerges here in a second edition that includes revisions on nearly every page, as well as several sections that have been completely rewritten. For example, the section on Islamic science has been thoroughly retooled to reveal the magnitude and sophistication of medieval Muslim scientific achievement. And the book now reflects a sharper awareness of the importance of Mesopotamian science for the development of Greek astronomy. In all, the second edition of 'The Beginnings of Western Science' captures the current state of our understanding of more than two millennia of science and promises to continue to inspire both students and general readers.

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Kullmanns Buch plädiert für eine Korrektur des bestehenden Aristotelesbildes. Es vertritt die These, daß Aristoteles seine Universalität zwar nicht abgesprochen werden kann, daß aber sein naturwissenschaftliches Wirken gegenüber seinem philosophischen Werk im modernen Sinne sowohl in seinem Lebenslauf als auch in dem hinterlassenen Schriftcorpus durchaus im Vordergrund steht. Eine zentrale Bedeutung besitzen dabei Aristoteles‘ ausgedehnten und ertragreichen Forschungsreisen, die er zum Teil zusammen mit Theophrast durchgeführt hat und die sich aus zerstreuten geographischen Angaben rekonstruieren lassen. Nach Auffassung des Vf. ist die Rolle der Biologie in Aristoteles‘ Lebenswerk durch die wechselvolle Wirkungsgeschichte seiner Werke verdunkelt worden.Mit philologischen Argumenten werden philosophische Systematisierungsversuche der biologischen Schriften einer kritischen Revision unterzogen. Als adäquater Maßstab für ihre Würdigung wird vom Vf. ihr biologischer Aussagewert betrachtet, der sich aus dem Vergleich mit der modernen Forschung ergibt. Besonderes Interesse gilt dabei der Antizipation evolutionsbiologischer Erkenntnisse, indem z.B. Artenentwicklungen metaphorisch als Schöpfung der Natur imaginiert werden. This book argues that the main focus of the life and work of Aristotle was on the natural sciences. Of central importance are his scientific expeditions, which can be reconstructed from scattered geographical statements. Comparison with modern biology confirms the empirical nature of his biological writings, and the philological approach taken here offers a corrective against premature philosophical systematizing.

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