The world’s finitude is at the core of Johannes Kepler’s natural philosophy. In this article, I demonstrate that finitude follows from how he conceives of geometry as a reason-giving enterprise: the geometrical orderliness of nature implies nature’s finitude. After sketching the cosmographical framework inherited by Kepler, I will discuss some of the epistemological currents that he channels in his geometrization of God and nature. I will finish the article with a brief analysis of his profound differences with Nicholas of Cusa regarding infinity and knowability.
A perfect knowledge means a finite world
Jonathan Regier
2014-01-01
Abstract
The world’s finitude is at the core of Johannes Kepler’s natural philosophy. In this article, I demonstrate that finitude follows from how he conceives of geometry as a reason-giving enterprise: the geometrical orderliness of nature implies nature’s finitude. After sketching the cosmographical framework inherited by Kepler, I will discuss some of the epistemological currents that he channels in his geometrization of God and nature. I will finish the article with a brief analysis of his profound differences with Nicholas of Cusa regarding infinity and knowability.
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.
I documenti in ARCA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
