The Nature of Physical Existence (Muirhead Library of Philosophy)

This is Volume II of six in a collection on Epistemology. Originally published in 1972, the central concern of this book is the understanding of the nature of the universe. Its field is thus that which until the eighteenth century had been known as philosophia naturalis, the philosophy of nature. The aim of the book is to elucidate and examine the fundamental concepts in terms of which the universe is understood. Cover Title Copyright Original Title Original Copyright Dedication Preface Contents 1 INTRODUCTION PART I THE CONCEPT OF THE INFINITE 2 THE PROBLEM OF THE INFINITE: THE ARISTOTELIAN ANALYSIS 3 ARISTOTLE'S DOCTRINE OF THE INFINITE 4 THE CHANGED CONCEPT OF THE INFINITE IN MEDIEVAL THOUGHT 5 THE NEW PHILOSOPHY OF THE INFINITE OF NICOLAUS CUSANUS 6 THE CONCEPTION OF THE UNIVERSE AS INFINITE PART II THE CONCEPT OF THE PHYSICAL 7 THE GREEK CONCEPTION OF THE PHYSICAL 8 THE CONCEPT OF MATTER: (i) ARISTOTELIAN Hylē 9 THE CONCEPT OF MATTER: (ii) MEDIEVAL Materia 10 THE CONCEPT OF MATTER: (iii) RENAISSANCE CONCEPTION OF ENSOULED MATTER 11 THE CONCEPT OF MATTER: (iv) EARLY SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY CONCEPTION OF ELEMENTARY BODIES PART III THE MODERN CONCEPT OF NATURE 12 MATTER, MOTION, AND THE CONCEPT OF PLACE 13 PLACE, THE VOID, AND SPACE 14 THE THEORY OF ATOMISM AND THE PROBLEMS OF THE CONTINUUM 15 THE CONTINUUM, THE PHYSICALS AND THE MATHEMATICAL 16 DESCARTES' THEORY OF THE PHYSICAL: Res Extensa 17 INFINITE PLACE AND THE PRINCIPLE OF MOTION 18 NEWTON: THE PHYSICAL EXISTENT AND THE MATHEMATICAL EXISTENT 19 THE MODERN CONCEPTION OF NATURE PART IV PROLEGOMENA TO A NEW CONCEPT OF NATURE An Introductory Note to Part IV 20 MATTER, BODY, AND EXTENSION 21 MATTER, MOTION, AND SUBSTANCE 22 RELATION, ACTION, AND SUBSTANCE 23 THE PHYSICAL EXISTENT AND BODY 24 THE PHYSICAL EXISTENT, SIMPLE AND COMPOUND 25 PHYSICAL EXISTENCE, CONTINUITY, AND DISCRETENESS 26 NATURE, THE INFINITE, AND THE FINITE 27 THE PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE INDEX

the Central Concern Of This Book Is The Understanding Of The Nature Of The Universe. The Author, Influenced By Many Thinkers, Particularly Whitehead, Aristotle And Leibnitz, Addresses The Whole Range Of Problems Fundamental To Philosophy, Especially Metaphysical And Epistemological. Originally Published By Allen And Unwin In 1972.

Epistemology is one of the core areas of philosophy. It is concerned with the nature, sources and limits of knowledge. The titles selected here provide a range of perspectives on this topic. First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company