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Plato's theory of space and the geometrical composition of the elements

Pierre Duhem

pp. 21-25

Abstract

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

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Published in:

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

Full citation:

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, Dordrecht, Springer, 21–25.