Methods and Problems in Greek Science: Selected Papers - G. E. R. Lloyd - Hardcover

Summary: A collection of articles (some unpublished) on fundamental problems in the interpretation of ancient Greek science, focusing especially on the aims, motivations and assumptions of Greek scientists and the social background to their work. New introductions to the already published papers bring the reader up to date on the scholarly controversies they provoked. Professor Lloyd suggests modifications to his own position... in the light of those debates and his own further research. [read more]