The category of quantity in 14th century sciences: the example of Gautier Burley (Q2836996)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6186206
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6186206 |
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10 July 2013
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quantity
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science
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Middle-Ages
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continuity
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infinity
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The category of quantity in 14th century sciences: the example of Gautier Burley (English)
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In the 14th century, Walter Burley achieved fame at the Faculty of Arts by taking William of Ockham to issue for not distinguishing between quantity and substance. The article under review proposes to examine how this debate, which arose in the context of the question of the Eucharist, transformed the category of quantity, in the transition from Aristotelian logic to medieval physics. It became a scientific concept incorporated into central discussions such as continuity, the ontology of indivisibles, the nature of the infinite and the quantification of primary matter.
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