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Atomism in Late Medieval Philosophy and Theology

Atomism in Late Medieval Philosophy and Theology Nuncius 26 (2011) 391–458 brill.nl/nun © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2011 DOI 10.1163/182539111X569856 Book Reviews Antiquity and the Middle Ages Christophe Grellard and Aurélien Robert (eds.), Atomism in Late Medieval Philosophy and Theology (Leiden: Brill, 2009), 252 pp., ISBN 9789004172173. What happened to atomistic theory during the Middle Ages, before the rediscov- ery of Plato’s Timeus, the philosophy of Epicurus and especially Lucretius’s De natura rerum in the second half of the XV century? Although we have some evi- dence regarding the knowledge of ancient atomism in authors such as William of Conches and Isidore of Seville, with regards to the corpuscular tendencies developed in the medical school of Salerno and in philosophers such as Robert Grosseteste and Roger Bacon, during the Middle Ages the atomistic philosophy of matter was eclipsed by the reaction of the Fathers of the Church against the hereti- cal position implied in the Epicurean theory of pleasure and by the denial of divine providence. During the XIII century the Latin translation of Aristotle’s natural philosophical work overshadowed the atomism of Epicurus and Lucretius with the theories of Democritus, that were discussed and negated. Mainstream historiography, under the influence of John Murdoch, considers medieval http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nuncius (successor of "Annali") Brill

Atomism in Late Medieval Philosophy and Theology

Nuncius (successor of "Annali") , Volume 26 (2): 391 – Jan 1, 2011

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© 2011 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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10.1163/182539111X569856
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Nuncius 26 (2011) 391–458 brill.nl/nun © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2011 DOI 10.1163/182539111X569856 Book Reviews Antiquity and the Middle Ages Christophe Grellard and Aurélien Robert (eds.), Atomism in Late Medieval Philosophy and Theology (Leiden: Brill, 2009), 252 pp., ISBN 9789004172173. What happened to atomistic theory during the Middle Ages, before the rediscov- ery of Plato’s Timeus, the philosophy of Epicurus and especially Lucretius’s De natura rerum in the second half of the XV century? Although we have some evi- dence regarding the knowledge of ancient atomism in authors such as William of Conches and Isidore of Seville, with regards to the corpuscular tendencies developed in the medical school of Salerno and in philosophers such as Robert Grosseteste and Roger Bacon, during the Middle Ages the atomistic philosophy of matter was eclipsed by the reaction of the Fathers of the Church against the hereti- cal position implied in the Epicurean theory of pleasure and by the denial of divine providence. During the XIII century the Latin translation of Aristotle’s natural philosophical work overshadowed the atomism of Epicurus and Lucretius with the theories of Democritus, that were discussed and negated. Mainstream historiography, under the influence of John Murdoch, considers medieval

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