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Space

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Author(s): Beuttler, Ulrich | Pulte, Helmut | Gierl, Martin
1. Theology and philosophy 1.1. To 1700Between the 14th and 17th centuries, space changed from a finite, articulated construct to an infinite, uniform, and rational construct. In the cosmology of Plato and Aristotle, spherical closure was an expression of the perfection of the cosmos, but ever since Nicholas of Cusa in the 15th century and Giordano Bruno in the 16th century, unlimited or infinite space was considered a perfect image or emanation of the infinity of God [11]. In antiquity and the Middle Ages, space was the passive principle, accommodating forms and m…
Date: 2022-08-17