Early Greek Science: Thales to Aristotle

This study traces Greek science through the work of the Pythagoreans, the Presocratic natural philosophers, the Hippocratic writers, Plato, the fourth-century B.C. astronomers, and Aristotle. G. E. R. Lloyd also investigates the relationships between science and philosophy and science and medicine; he discusses the social and economic setting of early Greek science; and he analyzes the motives and incentives of the different groups of writers.

Authors: G. E. R. Lloyd

Format: Paperback

Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780393005837

Publication date: 20100108