Matter, space and motion : theories in antiquity and their sequel

Richard Sorabji

Published by Duckworth, 1988

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Hbk, x, 377 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. A clean copy in very good condition. Condition : pt. I. Matter. 1. Body as extension endowed with properties: simplicius on Aristotle -- 2. Body as extension endowed with properties: Philoponus against Aristotle -- 3. Body as extension endowed with properties: Antecedents and sequel -- 4. Bodies as bundles of properties -- 5. Can two bodies be in the same place? Chemical combination from Anaxagoras to Aristotle -- 6. Can two bodies be in the same place? Stoic metaphysics and chemistry -- 7. Neoplatonists and Christians: Place and bodies in the same place -- pt. II. Space. 8. Is there infinite or extracosmic space? Pythagoreans, Aristotelians and Stoics -- 9. Motion in a vacuum: Stoics, Epicureans and Philoponus against Aristotle -- 10. Closed space and closed time: the Pythagoreans -- 11. The immobility of space: Theophrastus on Aristotle -- 12. Is space inert or dynamic? Theophrastus and the Neoplatonists -- pt. III. Motion. 13. Nature and God: two explanations of motion in Aristotle -- 14. The theory of impetus or impressed force: Philoponus -- 15. Infinite power impressed: The Neoplatonist transformation of Aristotle. [Physics Greece History - Philosophy, Ancient History - Science, Ancient History - Space and time - Philosophy, Medieval - Matter Philosophy - Cosmology, Ancient] d1031 / m15522. Seller Inventory # 015522

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Title: Matter, space and motion : theories in ...

Publisher: Duckworth

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

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