Article ID: CBB001211302

Explanation between Nature and Text: Ancient Greek Commentators on Science (2013)

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The paper examines explanative practices of commentary on scientific works. Among the authors discussed are Galen, Proclus, Simplicius, Palladius, and Eutocius. It looks at cases where the boundaries between nature and text explained become fuzzy. It describes non-formal modes of explanation, such as paraphrase, narrative, diagrams, and `syllogizing'. These carry a communicative function that goes beyond explanation and is best described as self-referential.

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Description Among the authors discussed are Galen, Proclus, Simplicius, Palladius, and Eutocius.


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Authors & Contributors
Simplicius of Cilicia
Martijn, Marije
Bowen, Alan C.
Rareș Ilie Marinescu
Zlatev, Boyko
Watts, Edward
Journals
Sciamvs: Sources and Commentaries in Exact Sciences
Galenos: Rivista di Filologia dei Testi Medici Antichi
Arabic Sciences and Philosophy
Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry
Synthese
Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
Publishers
Duckworth
Walter de Gruyter
Publications de l'Université de Saint-Étienne
Corness University Press
Brill Academic Publishers
Brill
Concepts
Commentaries
Philosophy
Medicine
Astronomy
Translations
Hippocratic medicine
People
Simplicius of Cilicia
Galen
Aristotle
Proclus
Plato
Hippocrates of Cos
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
Early modern
6th century
Places
Greece
Rome (Italy)
Byzantium
Persia (Iran)
Alexandria (Egypt)
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