Philoponus: On Aristotle Physics 3

by John Philoponus

Book Overview

Book 3 of Aristotle's Physics primarily concerns two important concepts for his theory of nature: change and infinity. Change is important because, in Book 2, he has defined nature - the subject-matter of the Physics - as an internal source of change. Much of his discussion is dedicated to showing that the change occurs in the patient which undergoes it, not in the agent which causes it. Thus Book 3 is an important step in clearing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780934343
• ISBN13: 9781780934341
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"