Plato's Philosophy of Science

by Andrew Gregory

Overview

Seeking to reassess Plato's views on how we might investigate and explain the natural world, this book argues that many of the common charges against Plato (disinterest, ignorance, dismissal of observation) are unfounded, and that Plato had a series of important and cogent criticisms of the early atomists and other physiologoi. His views on science, and on astronomy and cosmology in particular, develop in interesting ways. It also argues that Plato can best be seen as someone who is struggling with the foundations of scientific realism, and that he has interesting epistemological, cosmological and nomological reasons for his teleological approach.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780715629871
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	05/31/2001
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Andrew Gregory is Reader of Science in the Department of Science and Technology Studies, University College London. He is the author of many books on the science of the ancient world, including Plato's Philosophy of Science and Ancient Greek Cosmogony.