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A Functionalist Account of Epicurus' MinimaMéthexis 36 (1): 73-94. 2024.Epicurus’ original version of atomism takes atoms to be physically indivisible but not completely unanalysable: each atom contains a finite number of minima. This paper explores the nature of the minima by focusing on a specific question: in which sense are the minima minimal? I do so by investigating the notions of parthood and divisibility into parts that are at play in paragraphs 56–59 of the Letter to Herodotus, where the theory of minima is introduced. By focusing on the analogy (noticed by…Read more
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33Ancient Philosophy of Mathematics and Its TraditionAncient Philosophy Today 5 (2): 93-97. 2023.Click to decrease image size.
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20Geometrical Changes: Change and Motion in Aristotle’s Philosophy of GeometryProceedings of the Aristotelian Society (3): 385-394. 2023.Graduate Papers from the 2022 Joint Session. It is often said that Aristotle takes geometrical objects to be absolutely unmovable and unchangeable. However, Greek geometrical practice does appeal to motion and change, and geometers seem to consider their objects apt to be manipulated. In this paper, I examine if and how Aristotle’s philosophy of geometry can account for the geometers’ practices and way of talking. First, I illustrate three different ways in which Greek geometry appeals to change…Read more
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19Diana Quarantotto (ed.), Aristotle's Physics Book I: A Systematic ExplorationAncient Philosophy Today 2 (1): 75-82. 2020.
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Cambridge UniversityFaculty of Philosophy, Corpus Christi College
Faculty of ClassicsEarly-Career Research Fellow
Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Areas of Specialization
Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy |
Aristotle: Mathematical Objects |
Aristotle: Place |
Philosophy of Mathematics |