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De Rerum Natura libri sex. Ad optimorum Exemplarium fidem recensiti. [On the Nature of Things]

De Rerum Natura libri sex. Ad optimorum Exemplarium fidem recensiti. [On the Nature of Things] by LUCRETIUS. [TITI LUCRETII CARIl; TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS]

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Title
De Rerum Natura libri sex. Ad optimorum Exemplarium fidem recensiti. [On the Nature of Things]
Author
LUCRETIUS. [TITI LUCRETII CARIl; TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS]
Seller
The Manhattan Rare Book Company (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: Jacob Tonson, 1712. First Tonson edition. contemporary calf. Very Good. THE MAGNIFICENT FIRST TONSON EDITION OF LUCRETIUS'S CLASSIC; COMPLETE WITH SEVEN FULL-PAGE ENGRAVINGS (ONE A LARGE FOLD-OUT). "Lucretius' literary influence has been long-lasting and widespread, especially among poets with epic ambitions or cosmological interests, from Virgil and Milton to Whitman and Wordsworth. Not surprisingly, as one of the main proponents and principal sources of Epicurean thought, his philosophical influence has also been considerable... "It is probably an exaggeration to say that the restoration and study of Lucretius' poem was crucial to the rise of Renaissance 'new philosophy' and the birth of modern science. On the other hand, one must not ignore its importance as a spur to innovative sixteenth- and seventeenth-century scientific thought and cosmological speculation. Greek atomism and Lucretius' account of the universe as an infinite, lawfully integrated whole provided an important background stimulus not only for Newtonian science, but also (if only in a negative or contrary way) for Spinoza's pantheism and Leibniz's monadology... "[F]ar from being a mere conduit for earlier Greek thought, the poet Titus Lucretius Carus was a bold innovator and original thinker who fully deserves the appellation of philosopher. While his literary fame clearly (and properly) comes first, and although his philosophical reputation is based largely (and again properly) on his role as one of the principle sources and prime exponents of Epicureanism, his own ideas, especially his evolutionary theories and his entirely naturalistic explanation of all universal phenomena, have exerted a long and important influence on western science and philosophy and should not be underestimated." (David Simpson, DePaul University, Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy). On this edition: 

Jacob Tonson (and his family) was one of London's most successful bookseller-publishers in the late 17th to early 18th centuries. In addition to gaining fame as a publisher of the works of John Dryden and John Milton, Tonson was known for producing luxurious editions - characterized by exquisite typefaces and superb illustrations - of the Greek and Roman classics. Of special note in Tonson's Lucretius - and a sign of the changing times - is the inclusion of the first-ever illustration of Book 5, focusing on a scene of Epicurean pleasure outlined at the end of the book. (Norbrook et al., Lucretius and the Early Modern). 

Provenance: With the handsome engraved bookplate of the "Earl of Roden, K.St.P" and shelving notes on the front pastedown. London: Jacob Tonson, 1712. Quarto (226x284 mm), contemporary full calf, gilt-decorated spine with red leather label, gilt-ruled boards. Complete with engraved frontispiece and six full-page engraved plates (one a fold-out) and engraved initials and head- and tail-pieces. Joints split but holding secure, some rubbing to spine and scuffing to boards. Text with occasional mild uniform toning, but generally very clean with wide margins. A HANDSOME COPY OF TONSON'S CELBRATED EDITION OF LUCRETIUS'S MONUMENTAL WORK.
School Notebook of Lila Morann, School Girl form Norwich CT

School Notebook of Lila Morann, School Girl form Norwich CT by Lila Moran

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School Notebook of Lila Morann, School Girl form Norwich CT
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Lila Moran
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Eclectibles (United States)
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Lila Moran (Morann) was born in c1872 in Connecticut to Samuel (c1847-?) and Eliza (c1848-?) Moran. She had a brother, William (
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Norwich, CT, 1883-1905. Lila Moran (Morann) was born in c1872 in Connecticut to Samuel (c1847-?) and Eliza (c1848-?) Moran. She had a brother, William (c1870-?), and a sister Prudence Jane (c1868-?). . A school notebook belonging to Lila Moran, a young school girl from Norwich, CT. The first few pages of the journal see Lila practicing writing the alphabet, as well as her name, location and date, September 3, 1889. The rest of the journal can be broken up into two sections. The first half of journal consists of history essays with the following titles: 'Alfred the Great and the Anglo Saxons', 'England under the Normans and the Effect of the Norman Conquest', 'England under the Plantagenets', and 'State of Society under the Houses of Lancaster and York'. Mixed in-between the history essays, are short notes. One of them even describes a ritual, that if completed will allow a girl to dream the identify of her future husband. Another note describes a different ritual that supposedly causes a girl to be married within a year. These short notes are often written in pencil, while the essays are in pen. The latter half of the journal consist of vocabulary lists (words and descriptions). While the lists are broken down by lessons, there doesn't seem to be a common theme to the words (and definitions) listed. In addition to the school work in the journal, there are two drawings. Each drawing is a side view of a woman in a fancy dress. There are also three receipts for a Samuel Moran, Lila's father. These receipts date from 1883-1905. Two are store receipts and one is from the Norwich Saving Society. Marbleized covers, and interior pages are lined with red edging. Measures 8 1/4" x 6 1/4"
On Aristotle's Metaphysics 1. Translated by William E. Dooley.

On Aristotle's Metaphysics 1. Translated by William E. Dooley. by [Aristotle] Alexander of Aphrodisias.

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On Aristotle's Metaphysics 1. Translated by William E. Dooley.
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[Aristotle] Alexander of Aphrodisias.
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Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
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9780801422355
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Ithaca, NY:: Cornell University Press, (1989)., 1989. Series: Ancient Commentators on Aristotle. 8vo. 240 pp. Navy cloth, gilt-stamped spine title, dust jacket. Ink ownership signature on ffep. Fine. Translation of Alexander of Aphrodisias' Hypommnema eis to meizon . . . "In Alexander's metaphysical writings, including his commentaries, we find some of the major points of ancient discussion concerning the core, not so much of metaphysics, but of Aristotelian metaphysics. At times, Alexander seems most focused on criticizing contemporaries from an Aristotelian perspective, and at times instead to defend Aristotelianism by elaborating in original ways that address possible criticisms." / "As an example of the second, apologetic feature: in his commentary on the Metaphysics, we find an elaboration of the question whether metaphysics can be a demonstrative science. Alexander makes an effort to show that it is in fact a demonstrative science in the sense of Aristotle's Posterior Analytics, i.e. with its own genus or subject matter, axioms, and derived theorems. As part of this effort, he understands the subject matter of metaphysics, being qua being, as referring to all beings, insofar as they are existent (Bonelli 2001). He also reshapes the concept of common notions, in such a way that in metaphysics common notions may serve as axioms, i.e. provide its fundamental principles. Common notions, which started out, in Aristotle and later the Stoics, as shared starting points for inquiry and argument, are expanded by Alexander to incorporate features of dialectical starting points, points about which there is general agreement, and scientific axioms. They are not innate, but immediately evident to everyone, and serve as indemonstrable starting points for scientific knowledge — the prime example for metaphysics being the principle of non-contradiction (de Haas 2021)." / Frede, Dorothea and Marije Martijn, "Alexander of Aphrodisias", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2024 Edition). FROM THE CONTENTS: "In the first two chapters of Metaphysics 1, Aristotle asks what is philosophy and in particular philosophical wisdom (sophia), and how is it related to philosophy? He answers that it is a knowledge of causes, or rather of explanations, including God, who is a cause or explanation in one of the few distinguishable ways. The remaining eight chapters examine the account given of cause or explanation by his predecessors." / "Alexander of Aphrodisias was the greatest expositor and elabor ator of Aristotle's philosophy. But his commentary on this book has a curious feature: over half is devoted to the two chapters in which Aristotle discusses Plato. From this we learn not only about Alex ander, but also far more than we could from Aristotle's text itself about Aristotle, Plato and Plato's Academy. Aristotle's battery of objections against the theory of Ideas is spelled out, with fragmen tary quotations and paraphrases from four of his lost works, On the Ideas, On the Good, On Philosophy and On the Pythagoreans. There is an expanded account of the 'unwritten doctrines' which Plato developed late in his career, according to which the Ideas are numbers, namely the One and the Indefinite Dyad." / editors. PROVENANCE: David C. Lindberg (1935-2015) was an American historian of science. His main focus was on the history of medieval and early modern science, especially physical science and the relationship between religion and science. Lindberg was the Hilldale Professor Emeritus of History of Science and past director of the Institute for Research in the Humanities, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. ISBN: 0801422353

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