Hylomorphism into pieces: elements, atoms, and corpuscles in natural philosophy and medicine, 1400–1600
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783031609268
Date de publication :
25 sept. 2024
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
Focussing on late medieval and early modern philosophy and medicine, this edited collection explores the replacement of hylomorphism—the dominant theory of bodies in the Middle Ages—with new theories of matter such as corpuscularianism and atomism at the dawn of the Modern period.