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Self-Motion: From Aristotle to Newton
Mary Louise Gill
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Description for Self-Motion: From Aristotle to Newton
Paperback. Editor(s): Gill, Mary Louise; Lennox, James G. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 390 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
The concept of self-motion is not only fundamental in Aristotle's argument for the Prime Mover and in ancient and medieval theories of nature, but it is also central to many theories of human agency and moral responsibility. In this collection of mostly new essays, scholars of classical, Hellenistic, medieval, and early modern philosophy and science explore the question of whether or not there are such things as self-movers, and if so, what their self-motion consists in. They trace the development of the concept of self-motion from its formulation in Aristotle's metaphysics, cosmology, and philosophy of nature through two millennia of ... Read more
The concept of self-motion is not only fundamental in Aristotle's argument for the Prime Mover and in ancient and medieval theories of nature, but it is also central to many theories of human agency and moral responsibility. In this collection of mostly new essays, scholars of classical, Hellenistic, medieval, and early modern philosophy and science explore the question of whether or not there are such things as self-movers, and if so, what their self-motion consists in. They trace the development of the concept of self-motion from its formulation in Aristotle's metaphysics, cosmology, and philosophy of nature through two millennia of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
390
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691603902
SKU
V9780691603902
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Reviews for Self-Motion: From Aristotle to Newton
The concept of self-motion played a vital role both in the explanation of natural change and in discussions of the freedom of the will. This collection of twelve articles traces the concept of self-motion through much of its history... [T]he result is an illuminating, challenging, and beautifully produced book.
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