Space in Hellenistic Philosophy: Critical Studies in Ancient Physics

• Other Authors: Helmig, Christoph (Editor), Horn, Christoph (Editor), Ranocchia, Graziano (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2014
• Subjects: Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; Spatial concepts; Greek philosophy; Aristotle; Plato
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

The volume discusses the notion of space by focusing on the most representative exponents of the Hellenistic schools and explores 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 wa...