Gradual emancipation from Aristotle
from Crescas to Gilbert
pp. 65-72
Abstract
Crescas' theory of space solved the problem of the outermost sphere: The infinite vacuum provides this sphere with space, so that its eternal rotation becomes a special kind of local motion and the sphere ceases to be the final limit and boundary of space.
Publication details
Published in:
Čapek Milič (1976) The concepts of space and time: their structure and their development. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 65-72
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-010-1727-5_13
Full citation:
Jammer Max (1976) „Gradual emancipation from Aristotle: from Crescas to Gilbert“, In: M. Čapek (ed.), The concepts of space and time, Dordrecht, Springer, 65–72.