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- catalog abstract "The nature of matter was as intriguing a question for ancient philosophers as it is for contemporary physicists, and Matter, Space, and Motion presents a fresh and illuminating account of the rich legacy of the physical theories of the Greeks from the fifth century B.C. to the late sixth century A.D.".
- catalog alternative "Matter, space & motion.".
- catalog contributor b1937203.
- catalog coverage "Greece Antiquities.".
- catalog created "1988.".
- catalog date "1988".
- catalog date "1988.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1988.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 289-305.".
- catalog description "The nature of matter was as intriguing a question for ancient philosophers as it is for contemporary physicists, and Matter, Space, and Motion presents a fresh and illuminating account of the rich legacy of the physical theories of the Greeks from the fifth century B.C. to the late sixth century A.D.".
- catalog description "pt. I. Matter. 1. Body as extension endowed with properties: simplicius on Aristotle -- 2. Body as extension endowed with properties: Philoponus against Aristotle -- 3. Body as extension endowed with properties: Antecedents and sequel -- 4. Bodies as bundles of properties -- 5. Can two bodies be in the same place? Chemical combination from Anaxagoras to Aristotle -- 6. Can two bodies be in the same place? Stoic metaphysics and chemistry -- 7. Neoplatonists and Christians: Place and bodies in the same place -- pt. II. Space. 8. Is there infinite or extracosmic space? Pythagoreans, Aristotelians and Stoics -- 9. Motion in a vacuum: Stoics, Epicureans and Philoponus against Aristotle -- 10. Closed space and closed time: the Pythagoreans -- 11. The immobility of space: Theophrastus on Aristotle -- 12. Is space inert or dynamic? Theophrastus and the Neoplatonists -- pt. III. Motion. 13. Nature and God: two explanations of motion in Aristotle -- 14. The theory of impetus or impressed force: Philoponus -- 15. Infinite power impressed: The Neoplatonist transformation of Aristotle.".
- catalog extent "x, 377 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Matter, space, and motion.".
- catalog identifier "0801421942".
- catalog isFormatOf "Matter, space, and motion.".
- catalog issued "1988".
- catalog issued "1988.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press,".
- catalog relation "Matter, space, and motion.".
- catalog spatial "Greece Antiquities.".
- catalog spatial "Greece".
- catalog subject "530/.0938 19".
- catalog subject "Philosophy, Ancient.".
- catalog subject "Physics Greece History.".
- catalog subject "QC9.G8 S67 1988".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Matter. 1. Body as extension endowed with properties: simplicius on Aristotle -- 2. Body as extension endowed with properties: Philoponus against Aristotle -- 3. Body as extension endowed with properties: Antecedents and sequel -- 4. Bodies as bundles of properties -- 5. Can two bodies be in the same place? Chemical combination from Anaxagoras to Aristotle -- 6. Can two bodies be in the same place? Stoic metaphysics and chemistry -- 7. Neoplatonists and Christians: Place and bodies in the same place -- pt. II. Space. 8. Is there infinite or extracosmic space? Pythagoreans, Aristotelians and Stoics -- 9. Motion in a vacuum: Stoics, Epicureans and Philoponus against Aristotle -- 10. Closed space and closed time: the Pythagoreans -- 11. The immobility of space: Theophrastus on Aristotle -- 12. Is space inert or dynamic? Theophrastus and the Neoplatonists -- pt. III. Motion. 13. Nature and God: two explanations of motion in Aristotle -- 14. The theory of impetus or impressed force: Philoponus -- 15. Infinite power impressed: The Neoplatonist transformation of Aristotle.".
- catalog title "Matter, space & motion.".
- catalog title "Matter, space, and motion : theories in antiquity and their sequel / Richard Sorabji.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".