Aristotle's theory of bodies / Christian Pfeiffer.
"Christian Pfeiffer explores an important, but neglected topic in Aristotle's theoretical philosophy: the theory of bodies. A body is a three-dimensionally extended and continuous magnitude bounded by surfaces. This notion is distinct from the notion of a perceptible or physical substance....
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Oxford Aristotle studies.
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| Summary: | "Christian Pfeiffer explores an important, but neglected topic in Aristotle's theoretical philosophy: the theory of bodies. A body is a three-dimensionally extended and continuous magnitude bounded by surfaces. This notion is distinct from the notion of a perceptible or physical substance. Substances have bodies, that is to say, they are extended, their parts are continuous with each other and they have boundaries, which demarcate them from their surroundings. Pfeiffer argues that body, thus understood, has a pivotal role in Aristotle's natural philosophy. A theory of body is a presupposed in, e.g., Aristotle's account of the infinite, place, or action and passion, because their being bodies explains why things have a location or how they can act upon each other. The notion of body can be ranked among the central concepts for natural science which are discussed in Physics III-IV."-- |
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| Item Description: | Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)-- Humboldt University Berlin, 2012. |
| Physical Description: | x, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [214]-221) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0198779720 9780198779728 |