Aristotle's Science of Matter and Motion by Christopher Byrne

Aristotle's Science of Matter and Motion by Christopher Byrne

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. They argue that Aristotle never considered the nature of matter as such or the changes that perceptible objects undergo simply as physical objects; he only thought about the many different, specific natures found in perceptible objects. Aristotle's Science of Matter and Motion focuses on refuting this misconception, arguing that Aristotle actually offered a systematic account of matter, motion, and the basic causal powers found in all physical objects. Author Christopher Byrne sheds lights on Aristotle's account of matter, revealing how Aristotle maintained that all perceptible objects are ultimately made from physical matter of one kind or another, accounting for their basic common features. For Aristotle, then, matter matters a great deal.

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

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ISBN 13	9781487503963
ISBN 10	1487503962
Titel	Aristotle's Science of Matter and Motion
Autor	Christopher Byrne
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Verlag	University of Toronto Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2018-07-11
Seitenanzahl	208
Preise	Short-listed for PROSE Award for Philosophy awarded by The American Association of Publishers 2019 (United States)
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.