Ptolemy''s Philosophy - Mathematics As a Way of Life

The Greco-Roman mathematician Claudius Ptolemy is one of the most significant figures in the history of science. He is remembered today for his astronomy, but his philosophy is almost entirely lost to history. This groundbreaking book is the first to reconstruct Ptolemy's general philosophical system-including his metaphysics, epistemology, and eth

About the author

Jacqueline Feke is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Waterloo in Ontario.

Summary

The Greco-Roman mathematician Claudius Ptolemy is one of the most significant figures in the history of science. He is remembered today for his astronomy, but his philosophy is almost entirely lost to history. This groundbreaking book is the first to reconstruct Ptolemy's general philosophical system-including his metaphysics, epistemology, and eth

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"The book can be accessed and appreciated with a little sustained effort. For those of us who practice the history of mathematics, Feke’s work is a nice illustration that our historical actors’ philosophical commitments often can be identified, and they can help us to focus our readings more precisely. It’s a good lesson, and well worth the endeavour."---Glen Van Brummelen, British Journal for the History of Mathematics

Product details

• Authors: Jacqueline Feke
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.11.2018
• EAN: 9780691179582
• ISBN: 978-0-691-17958-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Antiquity; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries; popular science, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mathematics