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Nick Wilding: Euripus: On the Limits and Instabilities of Early Modern Knowledge
One version of the biography of Aristotle has him commit suicide in the Euripus channel, despairing at his inability to resolve the problem of tides. The topos of Euripus, as a site challenging natural philosophical order, emerges in the Early Modern period not only in tidal tracts (most noticeably, those of De Dominis and Galileo), but also in unrelated fields, such as Harvey's work on blood circulation. As a counterpart to the Pillars of Hercules, Euripus provided Early Moderns with another Mediterranean model which was simultaneously an object of scientific scrutiny and an epistemological challenge. In this paper, I will explore the meanings and uses of Euripus.
Information on participating / attending:
Date:
06/09/2010 15:00 - 06/09/2010 16:30
Event venue:
Max Planck Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Boltzmannstr. 22
14195 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars
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Relevance:
regional
Subject areas:
Art / design, Cultural sciences, History / archaeology, Social studies
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Entry:
12/30/2009
Sender/author:
Dr. Hansjakob Ziemer
Department:
Kooperationen und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event29804
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