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Creationism and Its Critics in Antiquity
David Sedley
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Paperback. The world is configured in ways that seem systematically hospitable to life forms, especially the human race. Is this the outcome of divine planning or simply of the laws of physics? This book examines this question and offers fresh historical perspectives on the pantheon of thinkers who laid the foundations of Western philosophy and science. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 295 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HRAB; HRAM3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. 295 pages, Illustrations. The world is configured in ways that seem systematically hospitable to life forms, especially the human race. Is this the outcome of divine planning or simply of the laws of physics? This book examines this question and offers fresh historical perspectives on the pantheon of thinkers who laid the foundations of Western philosophy and science. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPCA; HRAB; HRAM3. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight: 410.
The world is configured in ways that seem systematically hospitable to life forms, especially the human race. Is this the outcome of divine planning or simply of the laws of physics? Ancient Greeks and Romans famously disagreed on whether the cosmos was the product of design or accident. In this book, David Sedley examines this question and illuminates new historical perspectives on the pantheon of thinkers who laid the foundations of Western philosophy and science. Versions of what we call the 'creationist' option were widely favored by the major thinkers of classical antiquity, including Plato, whose ideas on the subject ... Read more
The world is configured in ways that seem systematically hospitable to life forms, especially the human race. Is this the outcome of divine planning or simply of the laws of physics? Ancient Greeks and Romans famously disagreed on whether the cosmos was the product of design or accident. In this book, David Sedley examines this question and illuminates new historical perspectives on the pantheon of thinkers who laid the foundations of Western philosophy and science. Versions of what we call the 'creationist' option were widely favored by the major thinkers of classical antiquity, including Plato, whose ideas on the subject ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
295
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Sather Classical Lectures
Condition
New
Weight
409g
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520260061
SKU
V9780520260061
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About David Sedley
David Sedley is Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of many books, including Plato's Cratylus (2003) and The Midwife of Platonism: Text and Subtext in Plato's Theaetetus (2004), and is the editor of The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy.
Reviews for Creationism and Its Critics in Antiquity
"Sedley's argument is subtle and expert... The brilliance of this book is that Sedley lets the Greeks talk to us and, surprisingly, we can understand what they're saying." Nature "The scholarly book [Sedley] has written is golden."
Jonathan Barnes London Review Of Books "An exemplary study of Greek philosophy, sweeping in vision and exquisite in detail."
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Jonathan Barnes London Review Of Books "An exemplary study of Greek philosophy, sweeping in vision and exquisite in detail."
Alexander Nehamas ... Read more