Bibliograph

Aristotle and the science of nature, unity without uniformity, Andrea Falcon

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Aristotle and the science of nature, unity without uniformity, Andrea Falcon

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Aristotle and the science of nature

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

62425199

Responsibility statement

Andrea Falcon

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

unity without uniformity

Summary

Andrea Falcon's work is guided by the exegetical ideal of recreating the mind of Aristotle and his distinctive conception of the theoretical enterprise. In this concise exploration of the significance of the celestial world for Aristotle's science of nature, Falcon investigates the source of discontinuity between celestial and sublunary natures and argues that the conviction that the natural world exhibits unity without uniformity is the ultimate reason for Aristotle's claim that the heavens are made of a special body, unique to them. This book presents Aristotle as a totally engaged, systematic investigator whose ultimate concern was to integrate his distinct investigations into a coherent interpretation of the world we live in, all the while mindful of human limitations to what can be known. Falcon reads in Aristotle the ambition of an extraordinarily curious mind and the confidence that that ambition has been largely fulfilled.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

1 The unity, structure, and boundaries of Aristotle's science of nature -- 2 Bodies -- 3 Motions -- 4 The limits of Aristotle's science of nature

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