Aristotle and the Science of Nature - Unity Without Uniformity

Informationen zum Autor Andrea Falcon is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Concordia University, Montreal. He is the author of Corpi e Movimenti: Il De caelo di Aristotele e la sua fortuna nel mondo antico (Naples, 2001). Klappentext Exploration of Aristotle's philosophy of nature in the light of scholarly insights. Zusammenfassung Aristotle's philosophy of nature is examined in the light of the argument that he regarded the natural world! and its study! as having a clear structure. Professor Falcon argues that Aristotle! though systematic! recognized the limitations of natural science and claimed that the natural world exhibits unity without uniformity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations and conventions; 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; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index of names; Index of passages; General index.

Product details

• Authors: Andrea Falcon, Andrea (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Falcon
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.01.2008
• EAN: 9780521048040
• ISBN: 978-0-521-04804-0
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day