Aristotle's Theory of Bodies

by 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. 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198779720
• ISBN13: 9780198779728
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 3.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"