Ruth Glasner (Hebrew University)

Averroes' Physics

A Turning Point in Medieval Natural Philosophy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Ruth Glasner presents an illuminating reappraisal of the role played by the 12th-century Andalusian Muslim polymath Averroes in the development of medieval science and philosophy. She reveals how Averroes pioneered a bold new atomistic physical theory, and shows that he deserves at last to be recognized as an original and sophisticated philosopher.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 444g
• ISBN-13: 9780199567737
• ISBN-10: 0199567735
• Artikelnr.: 25845232

Autorenporträt

Ruth Glasner studied mathematics, physics and philosophy at the Hebrew University. She is currently a professor at the program for the history and philosophy of science at the Hebrew University

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The Complexity of Averroes' Writing
1: Description of the Corpus
2: The Order of Writing
3: The Changing Cultural Contexts
4: Versions and Revisions
5: The Late Stratum of the Long Commentary
Part 2: Averroes' New Physics
6: The Turning Point of Physics VIII: The Breakdown of Determinism
7: The Turning-Point of Physics VI: The Breakdown of Motion
8: The Turning-Point of Physics VII: The Breakdown of Physical Body