Aristotle's Science of Matter and Motion

Christopher Byrne

Published by University of Toronto Press 2018

Aristotle's Science of Matter and Motion

Christopher Byrne

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487519162

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Although Aristotle’s contribution to biology has long been recognized, there are many philosophers and historians of science who still hold that he was the great delayer of natural science, calling him the man who held up the Scientific Revolution by two thousand years.

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Byrne Christopher :

Christopher Byrne is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at St. Francis Xavier University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Introduction: The Case against an Aristotelian Physics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Motion and Change in Perceptible Objects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
2. Efficient Causality in Perceptible Objects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
3. The Material Causes of Perceptible Objects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
4. The Material Elements and Prime Matter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
5. Simple Physical Necessity in the Material Elements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
6. Simple Physical Necessity in Objects Made out of the Elements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
7. The Dual Nature of Perceptible Objects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
8. Matter and the Soul Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
9. The Role of Teleological Explanation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
10. Conclusion: The Independence of the Material Cause Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	120
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
Works Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Index of Texts from Aristotle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
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- Main content: 208

eBook

Published: July 17, 2018
ISBN: 9781487519162