Atomism in late medieval philosophy and theology

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

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,...

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Other Authors: Grellard, Christophe, Robert, Aurélien
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Series:History of science and medicine library ; v. 8.
History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; v. 9.
Subjects:
Atomism.
Philosophy, Medieval.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Medieval.
Atomism
Philosophy, Medieval
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Summary: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 stron.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 250 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-246) and indexes.
ISBN:9789047425649
9047425642
9789004172173
9004172173
1282400649
9781282400641
9786612400643
6612400641
ISSN:1872-0684 ;
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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