Atomism in late medieval philosophy and theology / edited by Christophe Grellard and Aurelien Robert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grellard, Christophe.

Robert, Aurélien.

Series:

History of science and medicine library ; v. 8.

History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; v. 9.

History of science and medicine library, 1872-0684 ; v. 8

Medieval and early modern science ; v. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atomism.

Philosophy, Medieval.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the result of a collective attempt to give a general survey of the development of atomism and its critics in the late Middle Ages. All the contributors focussed on the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries atomists and anti-atomists, with a thorough examination of some important figures, as Nicholas of Autrecourt or John Wyclif, and lesser known as Gerard of Odo or William Crathorn for example. From those essays on particular authors a new way of understanding the discussions of atomism in late medieval philosophy and theology emerges. This volume demonstrates the existence of strong and complicated connections between natural philosophy, mathematics and theology in the medieval discussions of the atomistic hypothesis. All chapters present a new research that will be of interest to historians of medieval philosophy, science and theology. Contributors include: Joël Biard, Sander W. de Boer, Jean Celeyrette, Christophe Grellard, Elżbieta Jung, Emily Michael, John E. Murdoch, Robert Podkoński, Aurélien Robert, and Rega Wood. Medieval and Early Modern Science , 9

Contents:

Introduction / Christophe Grellard & Aurelien Robert

Beyond Aristotle : indivisibles and infinite divisibility in the later Middle Ages / John E. Murdoch

Indivisibles and infinites : Rufus on points / Rega Wood

Richard Kilvington on continuity / Elzbieta Jung & Robert Podkonski

The importance of atomism in the philosophy of Gerard of Odo (O.F.M.) / Sander W. de Boer

Nicholas of Autrecour's atomistic physics / Christophe Grellard

William Crathorn's mereotopological atomism / Aurelien Robert

An indivisibilist argumentation at Paris around 1335 : Michel of Montecalerio's question on point and the controversy with John Buridan / Jean Celeyrette

John Wyclif's atomism / Emily Michael

Blasius of Parma facing atomist assumptions / Joel Biard.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-246) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-40064-9

9786612400643

90-474-2564-2

OCLC:

568612701

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004172173.i-252 DOI