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Metaphysical Themes 1274–1671

Robert Pasnau

Print publication date: 2011

Print ISBN-13: 9780199567911

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2011

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199567911.001.0001

Extension and Impenetrability

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(p. 300 ) 15 Extension and Impenetrability
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Metaphysical Themes 1274–1671
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Robert Pasnau (Contributor Webpage)

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Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199567911.003.0015

This chapter considers various arguments for the reality of quantities as real accidents. One kind of argument links quantity to condensation and rarefaction. Another links quantity to resistance to overlap. This leads to a discussion of solidity and impenetrability.

Keywords:   Buridan, Francis of Marchia, Suárez, Descartes, Solidity, Impenetrability

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