Space in Hellenistic Philosophy : : Critical Studies in Ancient Physics / / Christoph Helmig, Christoph Horn, Graziano Ranocchia.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• TeilnehmendeR: Helmig, Christoph,; Horn, Christoph,; Ranocchia, Graziano,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (236 p.)

Historically speaking, the majority of efforts in the study of ancient Greek physics have traditionally been devoted either to the analysis of the surviving evidence concerning Presocratic philosophers or to the systematic examination of the Platonic and the Aristotelian oeuvre. The aim of this volume is to discuss the notion of space by focusing on the most representative exponents of the Hellenistic schools and to explore 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 way. To this purpose, renowned scholars investigate the philosophical and historical significance of the different conceptions of space endorsed by various thinkers ranging from the end of the Classical period to the middle Imperial age. Thus, the volume brings to light the problematical character of the ancient reflection on this topic.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Aristotle's Conception of Place and its Reception in the Hellenistic Period / Algra, Keimpe -- Aspects and Problems of Chrysippus' Conception of Space / Alessandrelli, Michele -- Posidonius on the Void. A Controversial Case of Divergence Revisited / Tieleman, Teun -- Epicurus on the Void / Konstan, David -- Space and Movement in Philodemus' De dis 3: an Anti-Aristotelian Account / Essler, Holger -- Roman Philosophy under Construction: the Concept of Spatium from Lucretius to Cicero / Lévy, Carlos -- Aenesidemus the Anti-Physicist / Bett, Richard -- Φαινόμενα contra Νοούμενα: Sextus Empiricus, the Notion of Place and the Pyrrhonian Strategy at Work / Spinelli, Emidio -- Doxographical Reverberations of Hellenistic Discussions on Space / Mansfeld, Jaap -- Bibliography -- Index locorum -- Index nominum antiquiorum -- Index nominum recentiorum