Frederik A Bakker
Biographic Data
| ID | 4485278 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Frederik A Bakker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Frederik A |
| FAMILY NAME | Bakker |
| SIGNATURE | BAKKER F A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Radboud University Nijmegen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Motion to the Center or Motion to the Whole? Plutarch's Views on Gravity and Their Influence on Galileo
Contains fulltext : 219256.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access
Vergilius Astronomiae Ignarus
Both in antiquity and today Virgil is sometimes accused of ignorance in astronomy. This paper argues that, on the contrary, Virgil’s treatment of astronomical topics in Georgics 1.231-258 shows that he was quite familiar with the subject, and was able (when he wished to) to combine information from different sources (Aratus, Eratosthenes and other, unidentified ones) into a sensible and harmonious whole. On the other hand, the omission of essenti…
Space, Imagination and the Cosmos from Antiquity to the Early Modern Period
The End of Epicurean Infinity: Critical Reflections on the Epicurean Infinite Universe
In contrast to other ancient philosophers, Epicurus and his followers famously maintained the infinity of matter, and consequently of worlds. This was inferred from the infinity of space, because they believed that a limited amount of matter would inevitably be scattered through infinite space, and hence be unable to meet and form stable compounds. By contrast, the Stoics claimed that there was only a finite amount of matter in infinite space, wh…
Epicurean meteorology: Sources, Method, Scope and Organization
Aëtius, Achilles, Epicurus and Lucretius on the Phases and Eclipses of the Moon
Although chapter 2.29 of Aëtius’ Placita claims to be dealing with lunar eclipses, several of its lemmas are actually concerned with the moon’s ‘monthly concealment’, i.e. new moon. This paper will show that, save for one obvious transposition, all lemmas in the first part of the chapter are in fact concerned with the new moon, while only those at the end deal with lunar eclipses. This is best explained on the assumption that in Aëtius 2.29 two s…
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Aëtius, Achilles, Epicurus and Lucretius on the Phases and Eclipses of the Moon
Although chapter 2.29 of Aëtius’ Placita claims to be dealing with lunar eclipses, several of its lemmas are actually concerned with the moon’s ‘monthly concealment’, i.e. new moon. This paper will show that, save for one obvious transposition, all lemmas in the first part of the chapter are in fact concerned with the new moon, while only those at the end deal with lunar eclipses. This is best explained on the assumption that in Aëtius 2.29 two s…
Epicurean meteorology: Sources, Method, Scope and Organization
Space, Imagination and the Cosmos from Antiquity to the Early Modern Period
The End of Epicurean Infinity: Critical Reflections on the Epicurean Infinite Universe
In contrast to other ancient philosophers, Epicurus and his followers famously maintained the infinity of matter, and consequently of worlds. This was inferred from the infinity of space, because they believed that a limited amount of matter would inevitably be scattered through infinite space, and hence be unable to meet and form stable compounds. By contrast, the Stoics claimed that there was only a finite amount of matter in infinite space, wh…
Vergilius Astronomiae Ignarus
Both in antiquity and today Virgil is sometimes accused of ignorance in astronomy. This paper argues that, on the contrary, Virgil’s treatment of astronomical topics in Georgics 1.231-258 shows that he was quite familiar with the subject, and was able (when he wished to) to combine information from different sources (Aratus, Eratosthenes and other, unidentified ones) into a sensible and harmonious whole. On the other hand, the omission of essenti…
Motion to the Center or Motion to the Whole? Plutarch's Views on Gravity and Their Influence on Galileo
Contains fulltext : 219256.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access
Classical Philosophy and Thought (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Physics (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Historical Philosophy and Science (3 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works)