Real Space

Abstract

Here we see the reason why the mature More could no longer explicate the nature of Hyle in spatial terms: because he now felt that space was much too real to fit the bill of an infinitely unreal first matter. I discuss More’s position in relation to that of other figures of his era, via a close analysis of his critique of Descartes’ theories of place and motion, and his apparent influence on figures like Newton and Locke.