The Priority of Locomotion in Aristotle's Physics

• 1. Verfasser: Odzuck, Sebastian (auth)
• Format: Elektronisch Buchkapitel
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlicht: 2014
• Schriftenreihe: Hypomnemata
• Schlagworte: Philosophy; Classics; Aristotle; E-book; Life; Ontology; Rarefaction; Unmoved mover
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The book inquires into Aristotle's claim that of the four kinds of change that exist, locomotion is the most fundamental and important kind. In a first step, the author shows that the arguments for the thesis of locomotion's priority play a crucial role in the argument of Physics VIII and...