The Order of Nature in Aristotle's Physics

Place and the Elements

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10697489
AutoresSheldon M Cohen, Helen S Lang (Trinity College)
Año2000
Volumen109
Número4
Páginas636
Fecha de publicación2000-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Philosophical Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0031-8108 • E-ISSN: 1558-1470
EditorialJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2693640
OpenAlexW1991861343
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas3

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Part I. Place: 1. Aristotle's physics and the problem of nature 2. Nature and motion 3. Place 4. Void Part II. The Elements: 5. Inclination: an ability to be moved 6. Inclination as heaviness and lightness 7. Inclination: the natures and activities of the elements Part III. Nature As a Cause of Order: 8. The order of nature in Aristotle's physics Bibliography of works cited Subject and name index Index of Aristotelian texts

Analytic philosophy · Contemporary philosophy · Epistemology · General interest · Order (exchange) · Physics · Theoretical physics · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Philosophy