Aristotle and His World View
Author | : Franz Clemens Brentano |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 1978-01-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780520033900 |
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Author | : Franz Clemens Brentano |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 1978-01-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780520033900 |
Author | : Aristotle |
Publisher | : Aeterna Press |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
On the Heavens (Greek: Περὶ οὐρανοῦ, Latin: De Caelo or De Caelo et Mundo) is Aristotle’s chief cosmological treatise: written in 350 BC it contains his astronomical theory and his ideas on the concrete workings of the terrestrial world. It should not be confused with the spurious work On the Universe (De mundo, also known as On the Cosmos).
Author | : Franz Brentano |
Publisher | : Berkeley : University of California Press |
Total Pages | : 197 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Categories (Philosophy) |
ISBN | : 9780520044203 |
Author | : Christian Pfeiffer |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2018-07-12 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0191085308 |
Christian Pfeiffer explores an important, but neglected topic in Aristotle's theoretical philosophy: the theory of bodies. A body is a three-dimensionally extended and continuous magnitude bounded by surfaces. This notion is distinct from the notion of a perceptible or physical substance. Substances have bodies, that is to say, they are extended, their parts are continuous with each other and they have boundaries, which demarcate them from their surroundings. Pfeiffer argues that body, thus understood, has a pivotal role in Aristotle's natural philosophy. A theory of body is a presupposed in, e.g., Aristotle's account of the infinite, place, or action and passion, because their being bodies explains why things have a location or how they can act upon each other. The notion of body can be ranked among the central concepts for natural science which are discussed in Physics III-IV. The book is the first comprehensive and rigorous account of the features substances have in virtue of being bodies. It provides an analysis of the concept of three-dimensional magnitude and related notions like boundary, extension, contact, continuity, often comparing it to modern conceptions of it. Both the structural features and the ontological status of body is discussed. This makes it significant for scholars working on contemporary metaphysics and mereology because the concept of a material object is intimately tied to its spatial or topological properties.
Author | : Jonathan Barnes |
Publisher | : Edicoes Loyola |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9788515022144 |
Aristotle's scientific research, logic and metaphysical theories, psychology and ethics and politics, all in their historical contexts.
Author | : Richard DeWitt |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2018-04-16 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1119118999 |
PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS "This is a brilliantly clear introduction (and indeed reframing) of the history and philosophy of science in terms of worldviews and their elements…. In addition, the book is incredibly well-informed from both a scientific and philosophical angle. Highly recommended." Scientific and Medical Network "Unlike many other introductions to philosophy of science, DeWitt's book is at once historically informative and philosophically thorough and rigorous. Chapter notes, suggested readings, and references enhance its value." Choice "Written in clear and comprehensible prose and supplemented by effective diagrams and examples, Worldviews is an ideal text for anyone new to the history and philosophy of science. As the reader will come to find out, DeWitt is a gifted writer with the unique ability to break down complex and technical concepts into digestible parts, making Worldviews a welcoming and not overwhelming book for the introductory reader." History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, vol. 28(2) Now in its third edition, Worldviews: An Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Science strengthens its reputation as the most accessible and teachable introduction to the history and philosophy of science on the market. Geared toward engaging undergraduates and those approaching the history and philosophy of science for the first time, this intellectually-provocative volume takes advantage of its author's extensive teaching experience, parsing complex ideas using straightforward and sensible examples drawn from the physical sciences. Building on the foundations which earned the book its critical acclaim, author Richard DeWitt considers fundamental issues in the philosophy of science through the historical worldviews that influenced them, charting the evolution of Western science through the rise and fall of dominant systems of thought. Chapters have been updated to include discussion of recent findings in quantum theory, general relativity, and evolutionary theory, and two new chapters exclusive to the third edition enrich its engagement with radical developments in contemporary science. At a time in modern history when the nature of truth, fact, and reality seem increasingly controversial, the third edition of Worldviews presents complex concepts with clarity and verve, and prepares inquisitive minds to engage critically with some of the most exciting questions in the philosophy of science.
Author | : Mark Edwards |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2019-03-13 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1315520192 |
In studies of early Christian thought, ‘philosophy’ is often a synonym for ‘Platonism’, or at most for ‘Platonism and Stoicism’. Nevertheless, it was Aristotle who, from the sixth century AD to the Italian Renaissance, was the dominant Greek voice in Christian, Muslim and Jewish philosophy. Aristotle and Early Christian Thought is the first book in English to give a synoptic account of the slow appropriation of Aristotelian thought in the Christian world from the second to the sixth century. Concentrating on the great theological topics – creation, the soul, the Trinity, and Christology – it makes full use of modern scholarship on the Peripatetic tradition after Aristotle, explaining the significance of Neoplatonism as a mediator of Aristotelian logic. While stressing the fidelity of Christian thinkers to biblical presuppositions which were not shared by the Greek schools, it also describes their attempts to overcome the pagan objections to biblical teachings by a consistent use of Aristotelian principles, and it follows their application of these principles to matters which lay outside the purview of Aristotle himself. This volume offers a valuable study not only for students of Christian theology in its formative years, but also for anyone seeking an introduction to the thought of Aristotle and its developments in Late Antiquity.
Author | : Pavlos Kontos |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2018-02-22 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1107161975 |
Provides the first full study of Aristotle's notion of evil and sheds light on its content, potential, and influence.
Author | : Ursula Coope |
Publisher | : Clarendon Press |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2005-10-20 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0191530123 |
What is the relation between time and change? Does time depend on the mind? Is the present always the same or is it always different? Aristotle tackles these questions in the Physics, and Time for Aristotle is the first book in English devoted to this discussion. Aristotle claims that time is not a kind of change, but that it is something dependent on change; he defines it as a kind of 'number of change'. Ursula Coope argues that what this means is that time is a kind of order (not, as is commonly supposed, a kind of measure). It is universal order within which all changes are related to each other. This interpretation enables Coope to explain two puzzling claims that Aristotle makes: that the now is like a moving thing, and that time depends for its existence on the mind. Brilliantly lucid in its explanation of this challenging section of the Physics, Time for Aristotle shows his discussion to be of enduring philosophical interest.
Author | : Benjamin Alire Sáenz |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2012-02-21 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1442408928 |
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.