From Nothing: Castoriadis and The Concept of Creation

Critical Horizons 12 (1):29-47 (2011)
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One of the most contentious of Castoriadis' ideas is his concept of creatio ex nihilo (creation from nothing). This article elucidates and evaluates this concept of creation, contrasting Castoriadis' approach with its classical antithesis in the philosophy of Parmenides, who famously concluded that the universe muct be unchanging since nothing can come to be or cease to be

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Critique of Pure Reason.I. Kant - 1787/1998 - Philosophy 59 (230):555-557.
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