Problems in Epicurean Physics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3515836 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Konstan (0000-0002-7264-8952, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 394-418 |
| Publication date | 1979-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Isis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-1753 • E-ISSN: 1545-6994 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/352283 |
| OpenAlex | W2058641440 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This article treats several problems in Epicurean atomic theory, including how atoms rebound (the answer is that they must keep moving at a uniform speed and simply move in another direction when impeded), the role of minima in defining the boundaries of an atom and accounting for its impenetrability and why adjacent atoms do not merge, and the explanation of atomic weight as a tendency of atoms emerging from collisions to move in a preferred direction, which is by definition “down.”
Epicureanism · Epistemology · Library science · Physics · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · Historical Philosophy and Science · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2020 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |