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John Philoponus on Physical Place

Ioannis Papachristou

John Philoponus on Physical Place
John Philoponus on Physical Place

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John Philoponus on Physical Place

Ioannis Papachristou

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This book examines the place of physical bodies, a major topic of natural philosophy that has occupied philosophers since antiquity. Aristotle’s conceptions of place (topos) and the void (kenon), as expounded in the Physics, were systematically repudiated by John Philoponus (ca. 485-570) in his philosophical commentary on that work. The primary philosophical concern of the present study is the in-depth investigation of the concept of place established by Philoponus, putting forward the claim that the latter offers satisfactory solutions to problems raised by Aristotle and the Aristotelian tradition regarding the nature of place. Philoponus’ account proposes a specific physical model of how physical bodies exist and move in place, and regards place as an intrinsic reality of the physical cosmos. Due to exactly this model, his account may be considered as strictly pertaining to the study of physics, thereby constituting a remarkable episode in the history of philosophy and science.

Ioannis Papachristou holds a PhD in Philosophy from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He is a post-doctorate researcher in the Project ‘Sourcebook of Byzantine Philosophy’ at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Specifications

  • Publisher
    Leuven University Press
  • Edition
    1
  • Pub date
    Jun 2021
  • Pages
    193
  • Theme
    Philosophical traditions and schools of thought
  • Dimensions
    243 x 163 x 18 mm
  • Weight
    432 gram
  • EAN
    9789462702745
  • Hardback / bound
    Hardback / bound
  • Language
    English

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