
From Science to Sophistry: The Path of the Sun, the Shape of the World, and the Place of Athens in the Cosmos
Meton's sundial erected above the Pnyx assembly place in Athens brought a traditional symbol of cosmic centering to Athens according to a flat-earth theory of the cosmos. Meton's solar and calendric observations were examples of progress in observational science and sophistic display in 5th-century Athens.
Physis and Nomos: Power, Justice and the Agonistical Ideal of Life in High Classicism. Proceedings of the Symposium Philosophiae Antiquae Quartum Atheniense, July 4-12 2004, pp. 111-133. A. Pierris editor
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Work Title | From Science to Sophistry: The Path of the Sun, the Shape of the World, and the Place of Athens in the Cosmos |
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Deposited | November 12, 2024 |