Lisa Gorton
Biographic Data
| ID | 1673497 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa Gorton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Gorton |
| SIGNATURE | GORTON L |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Paradox Topos
As William Egginton points out, 1 when Dante and Beatrice step outside the cosmos, they step into another set of concentric spheres. 2 These surround our (supposedly) geocentric cosmos, and yet they center upon God. The image affronts our logic of space. If these concentric spheres encompass us, how can they center upon something somewhere else? The notion seems to turn space inside-out. But Dante's spatial paradox is not in truth a paradox of sp…
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The Paradox Topos
As William Egginton points out, 1 when Dante and Beatrice step outside the cosmos, they step into another set of concentric spheres. 2 These surround our (supposedly) geocentric cosmos, and yet they center upon God. The image affronts our logic of space. If these concentric spheres encompass us, how can they center upon something somewhere else? The notion seems to turn space inside-out. But Dante's spatial paradox is not in truth a paradox of sp…
Art (1 works) · Art history (1 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (1 works) · Center (category theory) (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Historical and Architectural Studies (1 works) · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (1 works) · Historical Philosophy and Science (1 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (1 works) · Literature (1 works)