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Time for Aristotle
Ursula Coope
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hardcover. What is the relation between time and change? This book argues that Aristotle sees time as a universal order within which all changes are related to each other. Based on this interpretation, it explains two Aristotelian claims such as: the now is like a moving thing, and that time depends for its existence on the mind. Series: Oxford Aristotle Studies. Num Pages: 206 pages, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
What is the relation between time and change? Does time depend on the mind? Is the present always the same or is it always different? Aristotle tackles these questions in the Physics, and Time for Aristotle is the first book in English devoted to this discussion. Aristotle claims that time is not a kind of change, but that it is something dependent on change; he defines it as a kind of 'number of change'. Ursula Coope argues that what this means is that time is a kind of order (not, as is commonly supposed, a kind of measure). It ... Read more
What is the relation between time and change? Does time depend on the mind? Is the present always the same or is it always different? Aristotle tackles these questions in the Physics, and Time for Aristotle is the first book in English devoted to this discussion. Aristotle claims that time is not a kind of change, but that it is something dependent on change; he defines it as a kind of 'number of change'. Ursula Coope argues that what this means is that time is a kind of order (not, as is commonly supposed, a kind of measure). It ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Oxford Aristotle Studies
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199247905
SKU
KSG0034792
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Time for Aristotle
...elegantly-written...I enthusiastically recommend this book to anyone with an interest in Aristotle, ancient metaphysics, or the philosophy of time...
Tony Roark, MIND
Tony Roark, MIND