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Cosmos and Purpose in the Classical World
Nicholas Campion
其他書名
Astronomy, Destiny and the Soul
出版Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-11-06
主題History / GeneralHistory / Ancient / GeneralScience / Space Science / AstronomyScience / Space Science / Cosmology
ISBN14724294359781472429438
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=4W54jwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Exploring the Classical concept of the material cosmos as alive and permeated by soul, this volume examines notions of purpose, fate and integration in the relationship between individual, state and cosmos from the 8th century BCE of Homer and Hesiod to the disintegration of the Roman world in the 6th century CE. It explores the varieties and claims of astrology, locating it within Classical cosmology and astronomy, as a practical expression of the various theories of the Platonists, Aristotelians and Stoics. It discusses the fault line between naturalistic theories, Idealistic models (which imposed a complex interpretative matrix on human affairs), and religious and magical engagement with the stars. The book presents examples of the actual uses of astronomy and astrology in order to manage terrestrial affairs, such as the proclamation of Nero as emperor or the details of the soul's presumed ascent to the stars.