Rewarding Science in Ancient Greece and Rome

Cuomo, Serafina

Abstract

This paper surveys some of the ancient Greek and Roman evidence regarding rewards for science and scientists. It discusses Platonist views on whether science ought to be its own reward, and possible alternatives to such views. It concludes that a variety of attitudes existed on the issue in antiquity, and that they can be understood in terms of the social and economic status of ancient science practitioners.

Citation

Cuomo, S. (2019). Rewarding Science in Ancient Greece and Rome. Nuncius: Journal of the Material and Visual History of Science, 34(2), 236-245. https://doi.org/10.1163/18253911-03402003

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 12, 2019
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jun 28, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 12, 2020
• Journal: Nuncius
• Print ISSN: 0394-7394
• Electronic ISSN: 1825-3911
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 236-245
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/18253911-03402003
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1293185