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Auteur(s) : Pfeiffer, Christian (1982-....) Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : Aristotle's theory of bodies [Texte imprimé] / Christian Pfeiffer

Publication : Oxford : Oxford university press, 2018

Description matérielle : 1 vol. (x-230 p.) : illustrations ; 24 cm

Collection : Oxford Aristotle studies

Lien à la collection : Oxford Aristotle studies

Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. [214]-221. Notes bibliogr. Index
Texte remanié de : Dissertation : philosophy : Berlin, Humboldt-University : 2012
"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."

Sujet(s) : Aristote (0384-0322 av. J.-C.) -- Philosophie de la nature Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Corps Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Substance (philosophie) Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Métaphysique Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet