It covers very similar material as the first two parts of Russell’s A History of Western Philosophy, since for a long time there was little distinction between philosophy and natural philosophy. I’ve only read parts of Russell’s book but Lindberg does a better job.
We also read Mott Greene’s Natural Knowledge in Preclassical Antiquity, which was also excellent but much more specialized. I found its discussion of Hesiod’s volcanos fascinating.
What other history of science books does it compare favorably to?
It covers very similar material as the first two parts of Russell’s A History of Western Philosophy, since for a long time there was little distinction between philosophy and natural philosophy. I’ve only read parts of Russell’s book but Lindberg does a better job.
We also read Mott Greene’s Natural Knowledge in Preclassical Antiquity, which was also excellent but much more specialized. I found its discussion of Hesiod’s volcanos fascinating.
The rest of the books focused on later stuffsies.