Paracelsus (1493-1541) stands at a crossroads associated with the Renaissance and Reformation. His cosmological-meteorological writings exemplify the turning point that concluded the older worldview and opened fresh avenues. His nature philosophy is inseparable from his medicine. This volume encompasses Paracelsus’s writings on cosmology and meteorology in the German original with facing-page translations. The reliable source texts have been treated with methods of critical edition. The source text and translation are accompanied by commentary elucidating their obscurity through the context of his full corpus while placing them in the context of the best secondary literature from his time to the present.

Contents

Abbreviations
Introduction to the Paracelsian Cosmological Writings

1. Philosophia ad Athenienses (Philosophy for the Athenians)
2. Philosophia de Generationibus et Fructibus quatuor Elementorum (Philosophy of the Elements)
3. Liber Meteororum (De Meteoris: The Book of the Meteors)
4. [Another Account of the Meteora]
5. [Another Book on Meteors]
6. Other Meteorological Fragments
7. The Fifth Book of the Natural Waters: Concerning Falling Waters

Bibliography
Index of Scriptural citations
Index of Paracelsian Works
Contents of Huser Edition
General Index

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