Collections | Livre | Chapitre
Plato's theory of space and the geometrical composition of the elements
pp. 21-25
Résumé
The physics of Plato's Timaeus appears to be closely related to the physics of Leucippus and Democritus.1 The role which they attribute to non-being, to nothing-at-all, to the void (τòμη òν, τ ò κɛνòν), Plato attributes to what he calls space (η χώρα).2
Détails de la publication
Publié dans:
Čapek Milič (1976) The concepts of space and time: their structure and their development. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 21-25
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-010-1727-5_3
Citation complète:
Duhem Pierre, 1976, Plato's theory of space and the geometrical composition of the elements. In M. Čapek (ed.) The concepts of space and time (21-25). Dordrecht, Springer.