John Philoponus on Physical Place (e-Book)

Prijs € 61,00
Download direct dit e-Book
Ook beschikbaar als:
Deze titel komt in aanmerking voor

Ioannis Papachristou

Adobe PDF met digitaal watermerk | Juni 2021 |

Beoordeel dit boek als eerste!

Beschrijving

This book examines the place of physical bodies, a major topic of natural philosophy that has occupied philosophers since antiquity. Aristotle's conceptions of place (topos) and the void (kenon), as expounded in the Physics, were systematically repudiated by John Philoponus (ca. 485-570) in his philosophical commentary on that work. The primary philosophical concern of the present study is the in-depth investigation of the concept of place established by Philoponus, putting forward the claim that the latter offers satisfactory solutions to problems raised by Aristotle and the Aristotelian tradition regarding the nature of place. Philoponus' account proposes a specific physical model of how physical bodies exist and move in place, and regards place as an intrinsic reality of the physical cosmos. Due to exactly this model, his account may be considered as strictly pertaining to the study of physics, thereby constituting a remarkable episode in the history of philosophy and science.

Volledige beschrijving

Specificaties

Auteur
Ioannis Papachristou
Uitgever
Leuven University Press
ISBN
9789461663856
Formaat
Adobe PDF met digitaal watermerk
Publicatiedatum
Juni 2021
Bestandsgrootte
2296409 bytes
Taal
Engelstalig
Aantal Pagina's
193

Beschrijving

This book examines the place of physical bodies, a major topic of natural philosophy that has occupied philosophers since antiquity. Aristotle's conceptions of place (topos) and the void (kenon), as expounded in the Physics, were systematically repudiated by John Philoponus (ca. 485-570) in his philosophical commentary on that work. The primary philosophical concern of the present study is the in-depth investigation of the concept of place established by Philoponus, putting forward the claim that the latter offers satisfactory solutions to problems raised by Aristotle and the Aristotelian tradition regarding the nature of place. Philoponus' account proposes a specific physical model of how physical bodies exist and move in place, and regards place as an intrinsic reality of the physical cosmos. Due to exactly this model, his account may be considered as strictly pertaining to the study of physics, thereby constituting a remarkable episode in the history of philosophy and science.

Schrijf een recensie

Velden met een * zijn verplicht

Specificaties

Auteur
Ioannis Papachristou
Uitgever
Leuven University Press
ISBN
9789461663856
Formaat
Adobe PDF met digitaal watermerk
Publicatiedatum
Juni 2021
Bestandsgrootte
2296409 bytes Kb
Taal
Engelstalig
Aantal Pagina's
193

Actuele bestsellers!

  • 23,00
  • 5,00
  • 15,00
  • 26,99
  • 20,99
  • 34,95
  • 22,50
  • 20,99
  • 24,99
  • 23,99