Sylvain Roudaut
Biographic Data
| ID | 5634191 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sylvain Roudaut |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sylvain |
| FAMILY NAME | Roudaut |
| SIGNATURE | ROUDAUT S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stockholm University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0626-0714 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Non est excellentior status”
Quantifying Aristotelian essences
This paper explores a specific problem within an important philosophical genre of the fourteenth century: the debates over the perfection of species. It investigates how the problem of defining limits for continuous magnitudes – a problem typical of Aristotelian physics – was integrated into these debates at the levels of genera, species, and individuals as these entities began to be conceptualized in quantitative terms. After explaining the emer…
Luis Coronel’s Theory of Impetus
This paper examines the theory of impetus formulated by the Spanish philosopher Luis Coronel (ca. 1475–1531) and assesses its implications concerning the explanation of the acceleration of objects in free fall motion, arguing that Coronel provided what can be viewed as a modern explanation for this phenomenon. The paper begins by outlining the distinctive characteristics of medieval impetus theories preceding that of Coronel, and continues with a…
Calculating Ethics in the Fourteenth Century
International audience
Hylomorphism into Pieces
The Ontology of Artifacts in the Long Middle Ages
What is an artifact [...]
Being Wholly Here and Partially There
This paper studies the theories defended by John Buridan and Nicole Oresme on the presence of the soul in the body, with a special focus on the interpretation of the Augustinian principle – or ‘holenmeric’ principle – according to which the soul is in the whole body and is wholly present in every part of it. The first part of the paper introduces the different types of composition involved in the medieval discussions over the soul and its parts a…
Clocks, Automata and the Mechanization of Nature (1300–1600)
This paper aims at tracking down, by looking at late medieval and early modern discussions over the ontological status of artifacts, the main steps of the process through which nature became theorized on a mechanistic model in the early 17th century. The adopted methodology consists in examining how inventions such as mechanical clocks and automata forced philosophers to modify traditional criteria based on an intrinsic principle of motion and re…
Dietrich of Freiberg’s Theory of Perfectional Forms
This article investigates the philosophical elaboration of the concept of “perfectional form” ( forma perfectionalis ) in Dietrich of Freiberg’s works. Although Dietrich draws on the traditional notion of perfection to a certain extent, it appears that in his view, what he calls perfectional forms represent a special type of form distinct from the classical division between substantial and accidental forms. The main part of the article analyzes t…
La mesure de l’être
How many times does a body under constant acceleration travel in the second half of its motion the distance covered in the first half of it? Is it possible to compare the whiteness of a pearl to that of snow? Is a human being two times, three times or infinitely more perfect than a horse? In the late Middle Ages, these questions were hotly debated in relation to the problem of quantifying forms. This book is about understanding why these question…
Le rôle de la matière dans la génération selon Thomas d’Aquin
L’article présente la théorie défendue par Thomas d’Aquin à propos de la génération du point de vue des difficultés posées par son concept de matière. Après avoir rappelé la caractérisation thomiste de la matière, les principes fondamentaux admis par Thomas d’Aquin dans son explication du changement substantiel sont examinés. Sa solution au problème de la génération est alors évaluée au regard des concepts de puissance et de disposition qu’elle m…
Formes partielles et esse partialia
L’article examine la question des formes partielles, qui constitue un aspect de la querelle sur la pluralité des formes à la fin du Moyen Âge. Il se propose dans un premier temps d’élucider l’émergence de cette théorie chez ses premiers défenseurs, puis il analyse dans un second temps les diverses réactions qu’elle a pu susciter, jusque dans les années 1350. L’étude de cette question révèle que cette théorie accompagne une modification générale d…
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Formes partielles et esse partialia
L’article examine la question des formes partielles, qui constitue un aspect de la querelle sur la pluralité des formes à la fin du Moyen Âge. Il se propose dans un premier temps d’élucider l’émergence de cette théorie chez ses premiers défenseurs, puis il analyse dans un second temps les diverses réactions qu’elle a pu susciter, jusque dans les années 1350. L’étude de cette question révèle que cette théorie accompagne une modification générale d…
Le rôle de la matière dans la génération selon Thomas d’Aquin
L’article présente la théorie défendue par Thomas d’Aquin à propos de la génération du point de vue des difficultés posées par son concept de matière. Après avoir rappelé la caractérisation thomiste de la matière, les principes fondamentaux admis par Thomas d’Aquin dans son explication du changement substantiel sont examinés. Sa solution au problème de la génération est alors évaluée au regard des concepts de puissance et de disposition qu’elle m…
La mesure de l’être
How many times does a body under constant acceleration travel in the second half of its motion the distance covered in the first half of it? Is it possible to compare the whiteness of a pearl to that of snow? Is a human being two times, three times or infinitely more perfect than a horse? In the late Middle Ages, these questions were hotly debated in relation to the problem of quantifying forms. This book is about understanding why these question…
Clocks, Automata and the Mechanization of Nature (1300–1600)
This paper aims at tracking down, by looking at late medieval and early modern discussions over the ontological status of artifacts, the main steps of the process through which nature became theorized on a mechanistic model in the early 17th century. The adopted methodology consists in examining how inventions such as mechanical clocks and automata forced philosophers to modify traditional criteria based on an intrinsic principle of motion and re…
Dietrich of Freiberg’s Theory of Perfectional Forms
This article investigates the philosophical elaboration of the concept of “perfectional form” ( forma perfectionalis ) in Dietrich of Freiberg’s works. Although Dietrich draws on the traditional notion of perfection to a certain extent, it appears that in his view, what he calls perfectional forms represent a special type of form distinct from the classical division between substantial and accidental forms. The main part of the article analyzes t…
Hylomorphism into Pieces
The Ontology of Artifacts in the Long Middle Ages
What is an artifact [...]
Being Wholly Here and Partially There
This paper studies the theories defended by John Buridan and Nicole Oresme on the presence of the soul in the body, with a special focus on the interpretation of the Augustinian principle – or ‘holenmeric’ principle – according to which the soul is in the whole body and is wholly present in every part of it. The first part of the paper introduces the different types of composition involved in the medieval discussions over the soul and its parts a…
Quantifying Aristotelian essences
This paper explores a specific problem within an important philosophical genre of the fourteenth century: the debates over the perfection of species. It investigates how the problem of defining limits for continuous magnitudes – a problem typical of Aristotelian physics – was integrated into these debates at the levels of genera, species, and individuals as these entities began to be conceptualized in quantitative terms. After explaining the emer…
Luis Coronel’s Theory of Impetus
This paper examines the theory of impetus formulated by the Spanish philosopher Luis Coronel (ca. 1475–1531) and assesses its implications concerning the explanation of the acceleration of objects in free fall motion, arguing that Coronel provided what can be viewed as a modern explanation for this phenomenon. The paper begins by outlining the distinctive characteristics of medieval impetus theories preceding that of Coronel, and continues with a…
Calculating Ethics in the Fourteenth Century
International audience
Non est excellentior status”
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