书目名称 | The Aristotelian Mechanics |
副标题 | Text and Diagrams |
编辑 | Joyce van Leeuwen |
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概述 | Shows an urgent need for a new critical edition of the Mechanics.Contains one of the first editions of diagrams in ancient scientific texts.Underlines the importance of critical assessment of diagrams |
丛书名称 | Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science |
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描述 | .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, it also demonstrates an urgent need for a new text. A first critical edition of the diagrams contained in the Greek manuscripts of the treatise is also presented. These diagrams are not only significant for a reconstruction of the text but can also be considered as a commentary on the text. Diagrams are thus revealed to be a powerful tool in studying processes of the transfer and transformation of knowledge. This becomes especially relevant when the manuscript diagrams are compared with those in the printed editions and in commentaries from the early mod |
出版日期 | Book 2016 |
关键词 | Ancient Mechanics; Corpus Aristotelicum; Diagrams; Greek Palaeography; Manuscript Tradition; Textual Tran |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25925-3 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-79859-2 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-25925-3Series ISSN 0068-0346 Series E-ISSN 2214-7942 |
issn_series | 0068-0346 |
copyright | Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 |