Lorenzo Salerno
Biographic Data
| ID | 5716836 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorenzo Salerno |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorenzo |
| FAMILY NAME | Salerno |
| SIGNATURE | SALERNO L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Scuola Normale Superiore |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5847-7459 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Mathematical Example of Gnomons in Aristotle, Physics 3.4, 203a10–16
This article examines a complex passage of Aristotle's Physics in which a Pythagorean doctrine is explained by means of a mathematical example involving gnomons. The traditional interpretation of this passage (proposed by Milhaud and Burnet) has recently been challenged by Ugaglia and Acerbi, who have proposed a new one. The aim of this article is to analyse difficulties in their account and to advance a new interpretation. All attempts at interp…
The Three Parts of Philosophy
In Pl . 1.3, Apuleius provides an account of the genesis of the tripartition of philosophy, recalling its incorrect (but by then traditional) attribution to Plato. In doing so, Apuleius states that Plato showed that the three parts of philosophy do not fight each other, but on the contrary support each other with mutual aid. While the meaning of the passage is clear, the text has been long debated. The aim of this paper is to show that none of th…
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The Three Parts of Philosophy
In Pl . 1.3, Apuleius provides an account of the genesis of the tripartition of philosophy, recalling its incorrect (but by then traditional) attribution to Plato. In doing so, Apuleius states that Plato showed that the three parts of philosophy do not fight each other, but on the contrary support each other with mutual aid. While the meaning of the passage is clear, the text has been long debated. The aim of this paper is to show that none of th…
The Mathematical Example of Gnomons in Aristotle, Physics 3.4, 203a10–16
This article examines a complex passage of Aristotle's Physics in which a Pythagorean doctrine is explained by means of a mathematical example involving gnomons. The traditional interpretation of this passage (proposed by Milhaud and Burnet) has recently been challenged by Ugaglia and Acerbi, who have proposed a new one. The aim of this article is to analyse difficulties in their account and to advance a new interpretation. All attempts at interp…
Epistemology (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Ancient philosophy (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Attribution (1 work) · Classical Antiquity Studies (1 work) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (1 work) · Literature (1 work)