Program

Research Programs: Fellowships for University Teachers

Period of Performance

7/1/1978 - 6/30/1979

Funding Totals

$17,250.00 (approved)
$17,250.00 (awarded)


Atomism vs. Aristotelianism in Classical Antiquity

FAIN: FA-12100-78

David J. Furley
Princeton University (Princeton, NJ 08540-5228)

To complete work on a book on Greek philosophy of nature, with the special aim of exploring the opposition between Atomism and Aristotelianism, and the arguments used by the two sides, in classical antiquity. To produce a readable text, suitable for students of the history of philosophy and science, and for the literate public, and also to publish articles in the learned journals.