Science in Antiquity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23657232 |
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| Authors | John F Healy (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Pages | 100-105 |
| Publication date | 2000-02-24 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Pliny the Elder on science and technology (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oso/9780198146872.003.0008 |
| OpenAlex | W4388379367 |
| ISBN | 9780198146872 |
| Language | EN |
Lloyd,1 in his work on early Greek science, somewhat illogic- ally, points out that there is no exact equivalent to our modern definition of the term ‘science’, although Western science may still be said to originate with the Greeks. Greenaway2 makes a similar point, although admitting that Pliny’s world did recognize that the material substances which we must use are susceptible of consistent and rational examination for fitness of purpose and therefore for making everyday technical and economic decisions.
Art · Epistemology · Greeks · Literature · Physics · Point (geometry) · Term (time) · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Classics · Historical and Literary Studies · History · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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