| Atomism in Late Medieval Philosophy and Theology Contributor(s): Grellard, Robert |
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ISBN: 9004172173 ISBN-13: 9789004172173 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $167.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: Drawing a new portrait of late medieval conflicts between atomists and anti-atomists, this book offers a new outlook on the fourteenth century's development of sciences. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 189 |
| LCCN: 2008042420 |
| Series: History of Science and Medicine Library |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.5" W x 9.6" (1.27 lbs) 250 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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: Jo l Biard, Sander W. de Boer, Jean Celeyrette, Christophe Grellard, Elżbieta Jung, Emily Michael, John E. Murdoch, Robert Podkoński, Aur lien Robert, and Rega Wood. Medieval and Early Modern Science, 9 |