The Aristotelian Mechanics: Text And Diagrams (boston Studies In The Philosophy And History Of Science)
by Joyce van Leeuwen /
2016 / English / PDF
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This book examines the transmission processes of the
Aristotelian
This book examines the transmission processes of the
AristotelianMechanics
Mechanics. It does so to enable
readers to appreciate the value of the treatise based on solid
knowledge of the principles of the text. In addition, the book’s
critical examination helps clear up many of the current
misunderstandings about the transmission of the text and the
diagrams. The first part of the book sets out the Greek
manuscript tradition of the
. It does so to enable
readers to appreciate the value of the treatise based on solid
knowledge of the principles of the text. In addition, the book’s
critical examination helps clear up many of the current
misunderstandings about the transmission of the text and the
diagrams. The first part of the book sets out the Greek
manuscript tradition of theMechanics
Mechanics, resulting in a
newly established stemma codicum that illustrates the
affiliations of the manuscripts. This research has led to new
insights into the transmission of the treatise, most importantly,
it also demonstrates an urgent need for a new text. A first
critical edition of the diagrams contained in the Greek
manuscripts of the treatise is also presented. These diagrams are
not only significant for a reconstruction of the text but can
also be considered as a commentary on the text. Diagrams are thus
revealed to be a powerful tool in studying processes of the
transfer and transformation of knowledge. This becomes especially
relevant when the manuscript diagrams are compared with those in
the printed editions and in commentaries from the early modern
period. The final part of the book shows that these early modern
diagrams and images reflect the altered scope of the mechanical
discipline in the sixteenth century.
, resulting in a
newly established stemma codicum that illustrates the
affiliations of the manuscripts. This research has led to new
insights into the transmission of the treatise, most importantly,
it also demonstrates an urgent need for a new text. A first
critical edition of the diagrams contained in the Greek
manuscripts of the treatise is also presented. These diagrams are
not only significant for a reconstruction of the text but can
also be considered as a commentary on the text. Diagrams are thus
revealed to be a powerful tool in studying processes of the
transfer and transformation of knowledge. This becomes especially
relevant when the manuscript diagrams are compared with those in
the printed editions and in commentaries from the early modern
period. The final part of the book shows that these early modern
diagrams and images reflect the altered scope of the mechanical
discipline in the sixteenth century.