Bibliograph

Space, a history, edited by Andrew Janiak

Type

Label

Space, a history, edited by Andrew Janiak

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Space

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

1151851425

Responsibility statement

edited by Andrew Janiak

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.Oxford philosophical concepts

Sub title

a history

Summary

This volume chronicles the development of philosophical conceptions of space from early antiquity through the medieval period to the early modern era, ending with Kant. The chapters describe the interactions at different moments in history between philosophy and various other disciplines, especially geometry, optics, and natural science more generally. Central figures from the history of mathematics, science and philosophy are discussed, including Euclid, Plato, Aristotle, Proclus, Ibn al-Haytham, Nicole Oresme, Kepler, Descartes, Newton, Leibniz, Berkeley, and Kant.--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

specialized

Contributor