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Oresme's commentary is one of the most relevant documents of the discussions at Paris University in the midst of the 14th Century. Original solutions concerning the main philosophical issues are associated with sharp criticism of the realist and nominalist positions.
About the author
Stefano Caroti, Ph.D in Philosophy (University of Florence, 1972), is Professor of Medieval Philosophy at the University of Parma. He has published monographs and articles on Medieval and Modern Philosophy, including the edition of Oresme's commentary on
De generatione et corruptione (Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1996).
Jean Celeyrette, Dr in Mathematics (University of Paris XIII, 1975) has been Professor of Mathematics and History of Science at the University of Lille III. He has published on Natural Philosophy in XIIIth and XIVth century.
Stefan Kirschner, Dr. rer. nat. (University of Munich, 1997), is Professor of History of Science at the University of Hamburg. He has published on Medieval Natural Philosophy and co-edited volumes in the Nicolaus Copernicus complete edition (Akademie Verlag, 1994-2004).
Edmond Mazet, Dr in Mathematics (University of Paris VI, 1974), has been Professor of Mathematics and History of Science at the University of Lille III. He has published on Medieval Mathematics and Natural Philosophy.
