From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe Paperback - 1969
by Alexandre Koyre
During the 16th and 17th centuries a radical change occurred in the patterns and framework of European thought. In the wake of discoveries through the telescope and Copernican theory, the notion of an ordered cosmos of "fixed stars" gave way to that of a universe infinite in both time and space--with significant and far-reaching consequences for human thought. Alexandre Koyre interprets this revolution in terms of the change that occurred in our conception of the universe, our place in it, and the primacy of this change in the development of the modern world. (Philosophy)
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The conception of the infinity of the universe, like everything else or nearly everything else, originates, of course, with the Greeks; and it is certain that the speculations of the Greek thinkers about the infinity of space and the multiplicity of worlds have played an important part in the history we shall be dealing with.
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During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries a radical change occurred in the patterns and framework of European thought. In the wake of discoveries through the telescope and Copernican theory, the notion of an ordered cosmos of 'fixed stars' gave way to that of a universe infinite in both time and space - with significant and far-reaching consequences for human thought. Alexandre Koyre interprets this revolution in terms of the change that occurred in our conception of the universe and our place in it and shows the primacy of this change in the development of the modern world.
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- Title From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe
- Author Alexandre Koyre
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 328
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore
- Date 1969-02-19
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780801803475 / 0801803470
- Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 7.94 x 5.06 x 0.77 in (20.17 x 12.85 x 1.96 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 57007080
- Dewey Decimal Code 113
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