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Nicole Oresme, Questiones super Physicam (Books I-VII): 112
Author(s): Stefano Caroti (Editor), Jean Celeyrette (Editor), Stefan Kirschner (Editor), Edmond Mazet (Editor)
- Publisher: Brill
- Publication Date: 22 Mar. 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 900 pages
- ISBN-10: 9004236376
- ISBN-13: 9789004236370
Book Description
Among the commentaries on Aristotle’s Physics produced by medieval masters in the 14th Century Oresme’s is one of the most interesting. The main problems of natural philosophy (motion, time, intension and remission of forms) as well as cognitive and ontological issues are widely discussed. Oresme proposes original solutions to most of these topics, based on an original view concerning the relationship between substance and its properties (condicio/condiciones, modi rerum); Oresme’s solutions are always associated with sharp criticism of the two main philosophical schools: the realists (Walter Burley) and the nominalist (William Ockham). This commentary is a very valuable record of the philosophical discussions at Paris in the midst of the 14th Century.
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About the Author
Stefano Caroti, Ph.D in Philosophy (University of Florence, 1972), is Professor of Medieval Philosophy at the University of Parma. He has published monographs and articles on Medieval and Modern Philosophy, including the edition of Oresme’s commentary on De generatione et corruptione (Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1996).
Jean Celeyrette, Dr in Mathematics (University of Paris XIII, 1975) has been Professor of Mathematics and History of Science at the University of Lille III. He has published on Natural Philosophy in XIIIth and XIVth century.
Stefan Kirschner, Dr. rer. nat. (University of Munich, 1997), is Professor of History of Science at the University of Hamburg. He has published on Medieval Natural Philosophy and co-edited volumes in the Nicolaus Copernicus complete edition (Akademie Verlag, 1994-2004).
Edmond Mazet, Dr in Mathematics (University of Paris VI, 1974), has been Professor of Mathematics and History of Science at the University of Lille III. He has published on Medieval Mathematics and Natural Philosophy.
Jean Celeyrette, Dr in Mathematics (University of Paris XIII, 1975) has been Professor of Mathematics and History of Science at the University of Lille III. He has published on Natural Philosophy in XIIIth and XIVth century.
Stefan Kirschner, Dr. rer. nat. (University of Munich, 1997), is Professor of History of Science at the University of Hamburg. He has published on Medieval Natural Philosophy and co-edited volumes in the Nicolaus Copernicus complete edition (Akademie Verlag, 1994-2004).
Edmond Mazet, Dr in Mathematics (University of Paris VI, 1974), has been Professor of Mathematics and History of Science at the University of Lille III. He has published on Medieval Mathematics and Natural Philosophy.
