Aristotle's ever-turning world, in Physics 8 : analysis and commentary / by Dougal Blyth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blyth, Dougal.

Series:

Philosophia Antiqua 141.

Philosophia antiqua, 0079-1687 ; 141

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science, Ancient.

Physics--Early works to 1800.

Physics.

Motion--Early works to 1800.

Motion.

Aristotle. Physics--Book 8.

Aristotle.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (434 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Aristotle’s Ever-turning World in Physics 8 Dougal Blyth analyses, passage by passage, Aristotle’s reasoning in his explanation of cosmic movement, and provides a detailed evaluation of ancient and modern commentary on this centrally influential text in the history of ancient and medieval philosophy and science. In Physics 8 Aristotle argues for the everlastingness of the world, and explains this as deriving from a single first moved body, the sphere of the stars whose rotation around the earth is caused by an immaterial prime mover. Blyth’s explanation of Aristotle’s individual arguments, techniques of reasoning and overall strategy in Physics 8 aims to bring understanding of his method, doctrines and achievements in natural philosophy to a new level of clarity.

Contents:

Front Matter

General Introduction

Terminology and Symbolism in the Analyses

The Everlastingness of Movement

Defence against Three Objections

Redefined Inquiry into Movement and Rest

The Universality of a Cause of Movement

Unmoved First Causes of Movement

The Everlasting Causes of Movement

The Priority of Locomotion

The Unique Continuity of Rotation

The Priority of Rotation

The First Mover and First Moved Body Again

Physics 8: Complete Translation

Analytic Subdivision of Chapters

Bibliography

Indexes.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-30238-7

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004302389 DOI