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

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: History of science and medicine library ; v. 8. | Medieval and early modern science ; v. 9.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.Description: vi, 250 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9789004172173 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 9004172173 (hardback : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 189 22
LOC classification:
  • BD646 .A85 2009
Other classification:
  • 5,1
  • CE 1060
  • CE 1100
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction / Christophe Grellard & Aurélien 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 / Elżbieta Jung & Robert Podkoński -- 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 / Aurélien 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 / Joël Biard.
Review: "This book is the result of a collective attempt to give a general survey of atomism and its critics in the late Middle Ages. The contributors have focused on the thirteenth- and fourteenth-century atomists and anti-atomists, with a thorough examination of important figures like Nicholas of Autrecourt or John Wyclif, and lesser-known figures such as Gerard Odo or William Crathorn. From these essays, a new understanding of the discussions of atomism in late medieval philosophy and theology emerges."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-246) and indexes.

Introduction / Christophe Grellard & Aurélien 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 / Elżbieta Jung & Robert Podkoński -- 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 / Aurélien 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 / Joël Biard.

"This book is the result of a collective attempt to give a general survey of atomism and its critics in the late Middle Ages. The contributors have focused on the thirteenth- and fourteenth-century atomists and anti-atomists, with a thorough examination of important figures like Nicholas of Autrecourt or John Wyclif, and lesser-known figures such as Gerard Odo or William Crathorn. From these essays, a new understanding of the discussions of atomism in late medieval philosophy and theology emerges."--BOOK JACKET.

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