Aristotle's Natural Philosophy

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Aristotle had a lifelong interest in the study of nature. He investigated a variety of different topics, ranging from general issues like motion, causation, place and time, to systematic explorations and explanations of natural phenomena across different kinds of natural entities. These different inquiries are integrated into the framework of a single overarching enterprise describing the domain of natural entities. Aristotle provides the general theoretical framework for this enterprise in his Physics, a treatise which divides into two main parts, the first an inquiry into nature (books 1–4) and the second a treatment of motion (books 5–8).[1] In this work, Aristotle sets out the conceptual apparatus for his analysis, provides definitions of his fundamental concepts, and argues for specific theses about motion, causation, place and time, and establishes in bk. 8 the existence of the unmoved mover of the universe, a supra-physical entity …
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
EditorsN. Zalta Edward
Place of PublicationStanford
PublisherCSLI Publications
StatePublished - 2006

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Name Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy.
ISSN (Print)1095-5054

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