The Political Thought of William Ockham
The Political Thought of William Ockham

Author: Arthur Stephen McGrade

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-08-08

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780521522243

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The English Franciscan, William of Ockham (c. 1285-1349), was one of the most important thinkers of the later middle agesThis book provides a coherent account of Ockham's aims and the principles operating in all his political works.

Much Ado about Nothing
Much Ado about Nothing

Author: Edward Grant

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1981-05-29

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 0521229839

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Provides a description of the major ideas about void space within and beyond the world that were formulated between the fourteenth and early eighteenth centuries.

Concepts of Space in Greek Thought
Concepts of Space in Greek Thought

Author: Keimpe Algra

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2016-06-21

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9004320873

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Concepts of Space in Greek Thought studies ancient Greek theories of physical space and place, in particular those of the classical and Hellenistic period. These theories are explained primarily with reference to the general philosophical or methodological framework within which they took shape. Special attention is paid to the nature and status of the sources. Two introductory chapters deal with the interrelations between various concepts of space and with Greek spatial terminology (including case studies of the Eleatics, Democritus and Epicurus). The remaining chapters contain detailed studies on the theories of space of Plato, Aristotle, the early Peripatetics and the Stoics. The book is especially useful for historians of ancient physics, but may also be of interest to students of Aristotelian dialectic, ancient metaphysics, doxography, and medieval and early modern physics.

Theophrastus
Theophrastus

Author: William W. Fortenbaugh

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-04-17

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 1351316540

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Theophrastus of Eresus was Aristotle's pupil and successor as head of the Peripatetic School. He is best known as the author of the amusing Characters and two ground-breaking works in botany, but his writings extend over the entire range of Hellenistic philosophic studies. Volume 5 of Rutgers University Studies in Classical Humanities focuses on his scientific work. The volume contains new editions of two brief scientific essays-On Fish and Afeteoro/o^y-accompanied by translations and commentary. Among the contributions are: "Peripatetic Dialectic in the De sensibus," Han Baltussen; "Empedocles" Theory of Vision and Theophrastus' De sensibus," David N. Sedley; "Theophrastus on the Intellect," Daniel Devereux; "Theophrastus and Aristotle on Animal Intelligence," Eve Browning Cole; "Physikai doxai and Problemata physika from Aristotle to Agtius (and Beyond)," Jap Mansfield; "Xenophanes or Theophrastus? An Aetian Doxographicum on the Sun," David Runia; "Place1 in Context: On Theophrastus, Fr. 21 and 22 Wimmer," Keimpe Algra; "The Meteorology of Theophrastus in Syriac and Arabic Translation," Hans Daiber; "Theophrastus' Meteorology, Aristotle and Posidonius," Ian G. Kidd; "The Authorship and Sources of the Peri Semeion Ascribed to Theophrastus," Patrick Cronin; "Theophrastus, On Fish" Robert W. Sharpies.

Franciscan Studies
Franciscan Studies

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1948

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13:

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Issues for 1941-44 include the Report of the 23rd-26th annual meeting of the Franciscan Educational Conference.