Space in Hellenistic Philosophy: Critical Studies in Ancient Physics

Published by De Gruyter 2014

Space in Hellenistic Philosophy

Critical Studies in Ancient Physics

Edited by: Graziano Ranocchia , Christoph Helmig and Christoph Horn

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110365856

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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.

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Graziano Ranocchia, Rome, Italy; Christoph Helmig, Cologne, Germany; Christoph Horn, Bonn, Germany.

Reviews

"Insofern lohnt sich ein Blick in den Band für denjenigen, der sich für die Begriffsgeschichte des Raumes (usw.) oder allgemein hellenistische Naturphilosophie interessiert, durchaus. Der Spezialist findet ohnehin reichlich diskussionswürdiges Material."
Thomas Zimmer in: Bochumer Philosophisches Jahrbuch für Antike und Mittelalter 19 (2016)

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	IX
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Aristotle’s Conception of Place and its Reception in the Hellenistic Period Keimpe Algra Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Aspects and Problems of Chrysippus’ Conception of Space Michele Alessandrelli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
Posidonius on the Void. A Controversial Case of Divergence Revisited Teun Tieleman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
Epicurus on the Void David Konstan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Space and Movement in Philodemus’ De dis 3: an Anti-Aristotelian Account Holger Essler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Roman Philosophy under Construction: the Concept of Spatium from Lucretius to Cicero Carlos Lévy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
Aenesidemus the Anti-Physicist Richard Bett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Φαινόμενα contra Νοούμενα: Sextus Empiricus, the Notion of Place and the Pyrrhonian Strategy at Work Emidio Spinelli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Doxographical Reverberations of Hellenistic Discussions on Space Jaap Mansfeld Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
Index locorum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Index nominum antiquiorum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
Index nominum recentiorum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, institutes, libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 224
Keywords: Spatial concepts; Greek philosophy; Aristotle; Plato

eBook

Published: October 29, 2014
ISBN: 9783110365856

Hardcover

Published: October 13, 2014
ISBN: 9783110364958

Paperback

Published: June 26, 2017
ISBN: 9783110554762