| Description |
1 online resource (x, 519 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Equality and equalization in the economic sphere, part 1: The scholastic discourse on usury to 1300 -- 2. Equality and equalization in the economic sphere, part 2: The scholastic discourse on price and value to 1300 -- 3. Balance in medieval medical theory, part 1: The legacy of Galen -- 4. Balance in medieval medical theory, part 2: The scholastic reception and refinement of Galenic balance to c. 1315 -- 5. Evolving models of equalization in medieval political thought, c. 1250-1325 -- 6. The new model of equilibrium in medieval political thought, part 1: The Defensor pacis of Marsilius of Padua -- 7. The new model of equilibrium in medieval political thought, part 2: The writings of Nicole Oresme -- 8. The new model of equilibrium in scholastic natural philosophy, c. 1325-1375 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
A groundbreaking history of balance, and how a new model of equilibrium emerged during the medieval period |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Equilibrium.
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Harmony (Philosophy)
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Philosophy, Medieval.
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equilibrium (structural analysis concept)
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harmony (culture-related concept)
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Medieval.
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Equilibrium
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Harmony (Philosophy)
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Philosophy, Medieval
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781139236225 |
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1139236229 |
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9781139870856 |
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1139870858 |
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9781139865128 |
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1139865129 |
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9781139863001 |
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1139863002 |
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