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

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 phi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blyth, Dougal
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]
Colección:Philosophia Antiqua 141.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.