On the Threshold of Exact Science: Selected Writings of Anneliese Meier on Late Medieval Natural Philosophy

Annelise Maier

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 1982

On the Threshold of Exact Science

Selected Writings of Anneliese Meier on Late Medieval Natural Philosophy

Annelise Maier
Edited by: Steven D. Sargent and Steven D. Sargent

In the series Anniversary Collection

In the series The Middle Ages Series

https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512809411

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About this book

Translated into English for the first time, the writings of the twentieth-century scholar Annelise Maier on late medieval natural philosophy are here made accessible to a broader audience. The seven selections represent both Maier's earlier and later works. Her perceptions as a trained philosopher, coupled with her familiarity with the full range of primary source material, result in these rare insights into the historical importance of medieval science.

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Steven D. Sargent is Professor of History at Union College.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	VII
Bibliographical Notes and Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	IX
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
One. The Nature of Motion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Two. Causes, Forces, and Resistance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
Three. The Concept of the Function in Fourteenth-Century Physics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Four. The Significance of the Theory of Impetus for Scholastic Natural Philosophy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
Five. Galileo and the Scholastic Theory of Impetus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Six. The Theory of the Elements and the Problem of Their Participation in Compounds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
Seven. The Achievements of Late Scholastic Natural Philosophy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
The Middle Ages Edward Peters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	174

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition: Reprint 2016
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 192
Keywords: History; Science; General; Medieval and Renaissance Studies

eBook

Published: November 11, 2016
ISBN: 9781512809411