Aristotelian Explorations

by G. E. R. Lloyd

2021-01-01 22:02:48

This book challenges several widespread views concerning Aristotle''s methods and practices of scientific and philosophical research. Taking central topics in psychology, zoology, astronomy and politics, Professor Lloyd explores generally unrecognize... Read more
This book challenges several widespread views concerning Aristotle''s methods and practices of scientific and philosophical research. Taking central topics in psychology, zoology, astronomy and politics, Professor Lloyd explores generally unrecognized tensions between Aristotle''s deeply held a priori convictions and his remarkable empirical honesty in the face of complexities in the data or perceived difficult or exceptional cases. The picture that emerges of Aristotle''s actual engagement in scientific research and of his own reflections on that research is substantially more complex than is usually allowed. Less

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File size9.02 X 5.98 X 0.59 in
Print pages254
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date June 28, 1999
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521554220
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G. E. R. Lloyd, University lecturer in Classics at Cambridge, was born in London in 1933 and educated at Charterhouse. He graduated at King’s College, Cambridge, where he later took his MA and PhD, ...

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