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The Continuous and the Discrete: Ancient Physical Theories from a Contemporary Perspective
By Michael J. White
372 pages
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- Oxford University Press
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Synopsis
This book presents a detailed analysis of three ancient models of spatial magnitude, time, and local motion. The Aristotelian model is presented as an application of the ancient, geometrically orthodox conception of extension to the physical world. The other two models, which represent departures from mathematical orthodoxy, are a "quantum" model of spatial magnitude, and a Stoic model, according to which limit entities such as points, edges, and surfaces do not exist in (physical) reality. The ...
This book presents a detailed analysis of three ancient models of spatial magnitude, time, and local motion. The Aristotelian model is presented as an application of the ancient, geometrically orthodox conception of extension to the physical world. The other two models, which represent departures from mathematical orthodoxy, are a "quantum" model of spatial magnitude, and a Stoic model, according to which limit entities such as points, edges, and surfaces do not exist in (physical) reality. The book is unique in its discussion of these ancient models within the context of later philosophical, scientific, and mathematical developments.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Preface and Apologia v
- Acknowledgements x
- Contents xiii
- Figures xv
- Part I Spatial Magnitude, Time, and Motion: An Aristotelian Model 1
- Introduction to Part I 3
- 1 Aristotle: the Formal Analysis Of Spatial Magnitude and Locomotion 7
- 2 Aristotle on Time and Locomotion: Physics and Metaphysics 73
- 3 Aristotelian Kinematics And Non-Locomotive Kinēseis 116
- 4 Aristotle and the Mathematicians, Ancient and Modern 133
- Part Ii Spatial Magnitude, Time, and Motion: Alternatives to Aristotelianism 189
- Introduction to Part II 191
- 5 The Quantum Model: Spatial Magnitude 193
- 6 The Quantum Model: Time And Locomotion 252
- 7: The Stoic Model 284
- Title Page iii
- Preface and Apologia v
- Acknowledgements x
- Contents xiii
- Figures xv
- Part I Spatial Magnitude, Time, and Motion: An Aristotelian Model 1
- Introduction to Part I 3
- 1 Aristotle: the Formal Analysis Of Spatial Magnitude and Locomotion 7
- 2 Aristotle on Time and Locomotion: Physics and Metaphysics 73
- 3 Aristotelian Kinematics And Non-Locomotive Kinēseis 116
- 4 Aristotle and the Mathematicians, Ancient and Modern 133
- Part Ii Spatial Magnitude, Time, and Motion: Alternatives to Aristotelianism 189
- Introduction to Part II 191
- 5 The Quantum Model: Spatial Magnitude 193
- 6 The Quantum Model: Time And Locomotion 252
- 7: The Stoic Model 284
- Peroration 327
- Select Bibliography 331
- Index 339