The Cosmic Viewpoint examines the literary and philosophical qualities essential to Seneca's art of science in his Natural Questions. Seneca's meteorological theme raises our gaze from a terrestrial level to a higher, more intuitive plane.
The Cosmic Viewpoint examines the literary and philosophical qualities essential to Seneca's art of science in his Natural Questions. Seneca's meteorological theme raises our gaze from a terrestrial level to a higher, more intuitive plane.
Gareth D. Williams is Violin Family Professor of Classics at Columbia University. His most recent book, co-edited with Katharina Volk, is Roman Reflections.
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Abbreviations Introduction I. Interiority and Cosmic Consciousness in the Natural Questions II. Seneca's Moralizing Interludes III. The Cataclysm and the Nile IV. The Rhetoric of Science V. Seneca on Winds VI. Earthquakes, Consolation, and the Senecan Sublime VII. Seneca on Comets and Ancient Cometary Theory VIII. Seneca on Lightning and Divination Epilogue Bibliography Index of Passages General Index Index of Latin Words Index of Greek Words
Abbreviations Introduction I. Interiority and Cosmic Consciousness in the Natural Questions II. Seneca's Moralizing Interludes III. The Cataclysm and the Nile IV. The Rhetoric of Science V. Seneca on Winds VI. Earthquakes, Consolation, and the Senecan Sublime VII. Seneca on Comets and Ancient Cometary Theory VIII. Seneca on Lightning and Divination Epilogue Bibliography Index of Passages General Index Index of Latin Words Index of Greek Words
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