Concepts of Space in Greek Thought

Erscheinungsjahr 1994
ISBN: 978-90-04-10172-2
Verlag: Koninklijke Brill BV

Buch, Englisch, 366 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 804 g

Reihe: Brill

Concepts of Space in Greek Thought studies ancient Greek theories of physical space and place, in particular those of the classical and Hellenistic period. These theories are explained primarily with reference to the general philosophical or methodological framework within which they took shape. Special attention is paid to the nature and status of the sources. Two introductory chapters deal with the interrelations between various concepts of space and with Greek spatial terminology (including case studies of the Eleatics, Democritus and Epicurus). The remaining chapters contain detailed studies on the theories of space of Plato, Aristotle, the early Peripatetics and the Stoics.
The book is especially useful for historians of ancient physics, but may also be of interest to students of Aristotelian dialectic, ancient metaphysics, doxography, and medieval and early modern physics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Algra, Keimpe

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik

Über Autor(innen)

Keimpe A. Algra (1959) is Assistant Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Utrecht. He has published mainly on Hellenistic philosophy and ancient physics.