Time for the Ancients : Measurement, Theory, Experience /

The book presents the author's latest research on ancient perceptions of time; it centres on medical discussions, especially of the doctor-philosopher Galen, while also contextualizing his work within Graeco-Roman evidence and discussions - archaeological, medical, technological, philosophical,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Singer, P. N. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2022]
Colección:Chronoi : Zeit, Zeitempfinden, Zeitordnungen / Time, Time Awareness, Time Management , 3
Temas:
Galen.
Galen
Time > Philosophy.
Philosophy, Ancient, in literature.
Antike.
Galenus.
Zeit.
Zeitwahrnehmung.
Temps > Philosophie.
Philosophie ancienne dans la littérature.
RELIGION / Ancient.
Philosophy, Ancient, in literature
Time > Philosophy
time awareness.
time in antiquity.
time pereception.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Tables
  • Chapter One: Time measurement, time management: days, hours and routines
  • Chapter Two: Times of life and times of year: the ever-shifting cycles
  • Chapter Three: Lives in time: history, biography, bibliography
  • Chapter Four: Time for the doctor: crises, perils and opportunities
  • Chapter Five: Time, motion, rhythm: reality, perception and quantification
  • Bibliography
  • Index of names
  • General index

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