Space in Hellenistic philosophy : critical studies in ancient physics / edited by Graziano Ranocchia, Christoph Helmig, Christoph Horn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ranocchia, Graziano, editor.

Helmig, Christoph, editor.

Horn, Christoph, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Ancient.

Space.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin, [Germany] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Historically speaking, the majority of efforts in the study of ancient Greek physics have traditionally been devoted either to the analysis of the surviving evidence concerning Presocratic philosophers or to the systematic examination of the Platonic and the Aristotelian oeuvre. The aim of this volume is to discuss the notion of space by focusing on the most representative exponents of the Hellenistic schools and to explore the role played by spatial concepts in both coeval and later authors who, without specifically thematising these concepts, made use of them in a theoretically original way. To this purpose, renowned scholars investigate the philosophical and historical significance of the different conceptions of space endorsed by various thinkers ranging from the end of the Classical period to the middle Imperial age. Thus, the volume brings to light the problematical character of the ancient reflection on this topic.

Contents:

Front matter

Table of Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction

Aristotle's Conception of Place and its Reception in the Hellenistic Period / Algra, Keimpe

Aspects and Problems of Chrysippus' Conception of Space / Alessandrelli, Michele

Posidonius on the Void. A Controversial Case of Divergence Revisited / Tieleman, Teun

Epicurus on the Void / Konstan, David

Space and Movement in Philodemus' De dis 3: an Anti-Aristotelian Account / Essler, Holger

Roman Philosophy under Construction: the Concept of Spatium from Lucretius to Cicero / Lévy, Carlos

Aenesidemus the Anti-Physicist / Bett, Richard

Φαινόμενα contra Νοούμενα: Sextus Empiricus, the Notion of Place and the Pyrrhonian Strategy at Work / Spinelli, Emidio

Doxographical Reverberations of Hellenistic Discussions on Space / Mansfeld, Jaap

Bibliography

Index locorum

Index nominum antiquiorum

Index nominum recentiorum

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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ISBN:

9783110365856

3110365855

9783110386264

3110386267

OCLC:

898769732