Jacqueline Feke discusses Ptolemy including his study of astronomy in “Ptolemy’s Philosophy” (Princeton University Press, 2018)

Jacqueline Feke discusses Ptolemy including his study of astronomy in “Ptolemy’s Philosophy” Check out the book here   https://amzn.to/37w22Sm Interview Timeline Jacqueline Feke has studied and taught the history of science for many years and is an associate professor at the … Continue reading →

Jacqueline Feke discusses Ptolemy including his study of astronomy in “Ptolemy’s Philosophy”

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Interview Timeline

Jacqueline Feke has studied and taught the history of science for many years and is an associate professor at the University of Waterloo. She is especially interested in ancient mathematicians and wrote about Ptolemy’s approach to his studies, especially astronomy. We spoke about the book Ptolemy’s Philosophy and about the history of science and philosophy in general.

(THE AUDIO PLAYER IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST.)

0:56 – Jackie talks about why she started studying Ptolemy and his philosophy.

5:25 – Jackie talks about open questions regarding Ptolemy and his philosophy.

5:58 – Jackie talks about how Ptolemy worked with older philosophical ideas.

10:05 – Jackie talks about Ptolemy’s focus on math, ethics, and criticisms of philosophers.

12:00 – Jackie talks about Ptolemy’s approach and its effects on his study of astronomy.

15:10 – Jackie talks about what Ptolemy built on and what he created.

19:02 – Jackie talks about the technology Ptolemy had access to.

21:12 – Jackie talks about Ptolemy and religion.

23:57 – Jackie talks about Ptolemy’s astronomy work.

26:30 – Jackie talks about the short connection between modern mathematicians and ancient mathematicians.

29:29 – Jackie talks about Ptolemy and harmonics.

33:42 – Jackie talks about Ptolemy’s study of sound.

35:44 – Jackie talks about Ptolemy’s approach to hypotheses and whether he taught students.

38:56 – Jackie talks about how these scientists supported themselves.

41:44 – Jackie talks about the resources she used and the other mathematicians she studied.

45:04 – Jackie talks about the study of Ptolemy’s texts.

46:33 – Jackie talks about how many ancient mathematicians there might have been.

49:18 – Jackie talk about the use of Ptolemy’s work in astronomy.

55:06 – Jackie talks about the importance of the history of science.

57:00 – We talk about people’s motivations to study science and go into space.

1:01:22 – Jackie can be found at the University of Waterloo and academia.edu

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/37w22Sm

https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691179582/ptolemys-philosophy

https://uwaterloo.ca/philosophy/people-profiles/jacqueline-feke

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Guests: Jacqueline Feke

Host: Cris Alvarez

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