Jacob Rosen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5898543 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jacob Rosen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jacob |
| FAMILY NAME | Rosen |
| SIGNATURE | ROSEN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Concept of Motion in Ancient Greek Thought: Foundations in Logic, Method, and Mathematics
Two main conceptual developments were required for the Greeks to achieve a scientific understanding of motion. First, they needed a coherent conception of nonbeing: if something moves then it is not somewhere at one time where it is at another time; and Parmenides showed that this causes problems if you think of it in the wrong way. Second, they had to conceive an appropriate relation between space and time, such that space and time could be comb…
Zeno Beach
On Zeno Beach there are infinitely many grains of sand, each half the size of the last. Supposing Aristotle denied the possibility of Zeno Beach, did he have a good argument for the denial? Three arguments, each of ancient origin, are examined: (1) the beach would be infinitely large; (2) the beach would be impossible to walk across; (3) the beach would contain a part equal to the whole, whereas parts must be lesser. It is attempted to show that …
A Method of Modal Proof In Aristotle
I it is possible to walk from Athens to Sparta, and if walking from Athens to Sparta entails passing through the isthmus of Corinth, then it is possible to pass through the isthmus of Corinth. This is an illustration of a general principle of modal logic: if B follows from
Motion and Change in Aristotle’s Physics 5. 1
This paper illustrates how Aristotle’s topological theses about change in Physics 5-6 can help address metaphysical issues. Two distinctions from Physics 5. 1 are discussed: changing per se versus changing per aliud ; motion versus change. Change from white to black is motion and alteration, whereas change from white to not white is neither. But is not every change from white to black identical with a change from white to not white? Theses from P…
Captain Reginald Hall and the Balfour declaration
The declaration bearing Lord Balfour's name issued on behalf of His Majesty's Govemrnment on 2 November 1917 was the outcome of a process of vicissitudes and transformations in British policy towards Palestine. The declaration, which was regarded by the Zionist movement as the peak of Weizmann's activities during the war, has been wrapped over the years in myth and vagueness and only at the beginning of the 1960s were scholarly attempts made to p…
Captain Reginald Hall and the Balfour declaration
The declaration bearing Lord Balfour's name issued on behalf of His Majesty's Govemrnment on 2 November 1917 was the outcome of a process of vicissitudes and transformations in British policy towards Palestine. The declaration, which was regarded by the Zionist movement as the peak of Weizmann's activities during the war, has been wrapped over the years in myth and vagueness and only at the beginning of the 1960s were scholarly attempts made to p…
Captain Reginald Hall and the Balfour declaration
The declaration bearing Lord Balfour's name issued on behalf of His Majesty's Govemrnment on 2 November 1917 was the outcome of a process of vicissitudes and transformations in British policy towards Palestine. The declaration, which was regarded by the Zionist movement as the peak of Weizmann's activities during the war, has been wrapped over the years in myth and vagueness and only at the beginning of the 1960s were scholarly attempts made to p…
A Method of Modal Proof In Aristotle
I it is possible to walk from Athens to Sparta, and if walking from Athens to Sparta entails passing through the isthmus of Corinth, then it is possible to pass through the isthmus of Corinth. This is an illustration of a general principle of modal logic: if B follows from
Motion and Change in Aristotle’s Physics 5. 1
This paper illustrates how Aristotle’s topological theses about change in Physics 5-6 can help address metaphysical issues. Two distinctions from Physics 5. 1 are discussed: changing per se versus changing per aliud ; motion versus change. Change from white to black is motion and alteration, whereas change from white to not white is neither. But is not every change from white to black identical with a change from white to not white? Theses from P…
Zeno Beach
On Zeno Beach there are infinitely many grains of sand, each half the size of the last. Supposing Aristotle denied the possibility of Zeno Beach, did he have a good argument for the denial? Three arguments, each of ancient origin, are examined: (1) the beach would be infinitely large; (2) the beach would be impossible to walk across; (3) the beach would contain a part equal to the whole, whereas parts must be lesser. It is attempted to show that …
The Concept of Motion in Ancient Greek Thought: Foundations in Logic, Method, and Mathematics
Two main conceptual developments were required for the Greeks to achieve a scientific understanding of motion. First, they needed a coherent conception of nonbeing: if something moves then it is not somewhere at one time where it is at another time; and Parmenides showed that this causes problems if you think of it in the wrong way. Second, they had to conceive an appropriate relation between space and time, such that space and time could be comb…
Classical Philosophy and Thought (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Chemistry (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · Metaphysics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · African history and culture analysis (1 works)