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Physics

Disciplines:
metaphysics
philosophy of science/natural philosophy

Summary

Aristotle's systematic investigation of nature, motion, change, place, time, and the infinite — the foundational text of natural philosophy for over 1800 years.

Core Contribution

Nature is defined by an internal principle of motion and rest; four causes explain natural phenomena; place, time, and motion are analyzed; the impossibility of infinite regress in causation leads to a first unmoved mover.

Historical Influences

Aristotle

Intellectual Lineage

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Allied Works

Metaphysics On the Heavens

Contemporaries & Peers

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Minds Influenced

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Intellectual Posterity

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