Project Gutenberg 2012-08-07 Public domain in the USA. 204 Grote, George 1794 1871 05029509 Plato's Doctrine Respecting the Rotation of the Earth and Aristotle's Comment Upon That Doctrine Produced by Ed Brandon as part of the on-line Grote Project "Plato's Doctrine Respecting the Rotation of the Earth and Aristotle's Comment upon that Doctrine" by George Grote is a scholarly examination of philosophical interpretations concerning the Earth's rotation as presented in Platonic and Aristotelian texts. Written in the mid-19th century, this scientific publication critically engages with ancient cosmological theories, particularly focusing on the interpretations of Plato's "Timaeus" regarding the Earth's movement. The book delves into the historical context of these doctrines and explores the implications of Earth's rotation in the framework of Plato and Aristotle's respective philosophies. In this dissertation, Grote investigates three main questions: whether Plato affirms or implies the doctrine of the Earth's rotation in "Timaeus," the sense in which he does so, and the cosmical role assigned to the Earth by Plato. Throughout the arguments, Grote highlights the differing interpretations and debates among ancient philosophers, notably Aristotle, who critiques the possibility of Earth's rotation. He elucidates how Plato conceptualized the Earth's position relative to a cosmical axis while examining the philosophical implications of these ancient theories against the backdrop of contemporary understandings of astronomy. Ultimately, Grote argues that while Plato's language may imply the Earth's rotation, it serves more as an indirect consequence of its role in maintaining the cosmic order, rather than an outright affirmation of motion as understood in modern terms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Aristotle, 384 BC-322 BC Plato. Timaeus Astronomy, Greek Earth (Planet) -- Rotation QB Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Science - Astronomy Category: History - Ancient Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Philosophy & Ethics 116275 2025-06-16T12:34:39.910115 text/html 124821 2012-08-07T13:41:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 143359 2025-06-16T12:34:47.528095 application/epub+zip 143155 2025-06-16T12:34:44.304077 application/epub+zip 95507 2025-06-16T12:34:42.716087 application/epub+zip 366734 2025-06-16T12:34:49.756082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355585 2025-06-16T12:34:46.485109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130456 2022-09-18T13:44:29.620431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101783 2023-09-17T14:18:40.947459 text/plain 16484 2025-06-16T12:34:49.909066 application/rdf+xml 26078 2025-06-16T12:34:43.327105 image/jpeg 4690 2025-06-16T12:34:43.049097 image/jpeg 140499 2025-06-16T12:34:39.921098 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia