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The Aristotelian Mechanics: Text and Diagrams
Joyce Van Leeuwen
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Description for The Aristotelian Mechanics: Text and Diagrams
Hardback. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This book examines the transmission processes of the Aristotelian Mechanics. It does so to enable readers to appreciate the value of the treatise based on solid knowledge of the principles of the text. In addition, the book's critical examination helps clear up many of the current misunderstandings about the transmission of the text and the diagrams. The first part of the book sets out the Greek manuscript tradition of the Mechanics, resulting in a newly established stemma codicum that illustrates the affiliations of the manuscripts. This research has led to new insights into the transmission of the treatise, most importantly, ... Read more
This book examines the transmission processes of the Aristotelian Mechanics. It does so to enable readers to appreciate the value of the treatise based on solid knowledge of the principles of the text. In addition, the book's critical examination helps clear up many of the current misunderstandings about the transmission of the text and the diagrams. The first part of the book sets out the Greek manuscript tradition of the Mechanics, resulting in a newly established stemma codicum that illustrates the affiliations of the manuscripts. This research has led to new insights into the transmission of the treatise, most importantly, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
253
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319259239
SKU
V9783319259239
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99-15
About Joyce Van Leeuwen
Joyce van Leeuwen is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin. She received a M.A. (Classics) from the Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and a M.A. in German Literature from the same university. She pursued graduate studies at the Excellence Cluster TOPOI (Humboldt University Berlin) and Stanford University. In 2012, she defended ... Read more
Reviews for The Aristotelian Mechanics: Text and Diagrams
Joyce van Leeuwen's book is an analysis of the manuscript and print tradition of the Mechanics. ... the book is a good read for any graduate student dealing with variant readings of texts with a long manuscript or print history. ... Van Leeuwen's book is foundational in its careful examination of the manuscript tradition. Its analysis of the diagrams is ... Read more