Awards
- Short-listed for PROSE Award for Philosophy awarded by The American Association of Publishers 2019 (United States)
Overview
Although Aristotle's contribution to biology has long been recognized, there are many philosophers and historians of science who still hold that he was the great delayer of natural science, calling him the man who held up the Scientific Revolution by two thousand years. They argue that Aristotle never considered the nature of matter as such or the changes that perceptible objects undergo simply as physical objects; he only thought about the many different, specific natures found in perceptible objects. Aristotle's Science of Matter and Motion focuses on refuting this misconception, arguing that Aristotle actually offered a systematic account of matter, motion, and the basic causal powers found in all physical objects. Author Christopher Byrne sheds lights on Aristotle's account of matter, revealing how Aristotle maintained that all perceptible objects are ultimately made from physical matter of one kind or another, accounting for their basic common features. For Aristotle, then, matter matters a great deal.
Full Product Details
Author: Christopher Byrne ,
Mary Terrall ,
J. B. Conacher ,
John Matthews
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Volume: No. 4
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.460kg
ISBN: 9781487503963
ISBN 10: 1487503962
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 11 July 2018
Audience:
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Christopher Byrne presents compelling reasons to recognize that, for Aristotle, matter matters. Byrne successfully argues that Aristotle can only explain certain features of perceptible objects by appealing to their physical properties - or, to be more precise, their material natures. With this, Byrne contributes an important reason to reject the long-standing tradition of interpreting Aristotle's works in a manner that would leave no room for such explanations. - Byron Stoyles, Department of Philosophy, Trent University Sustained, fearless, and tenacious, Aristotle's Science of Matter and Motion is a magnum opus. Ever meticulous, it's clear that Christopher Byrne has been reading and chewing over Aristotle for many years. Byrne's reach over the secondary literature is vast. Beyond all question, this book makes a major contribution to the field. - John Thorp, Department of Philosophy, Western University
Sustained, fearless, and tenacious, Aristotle's Science of Matter and Motion is a magnum opus. Ever meticulous, it's clear that Christopher Byrne has been reading and chewing over Aristotle for many years. Byrne's reach over the secondary literature is vast. Beyond all question, this book makes a major contribution to the field. -- John Thorp, Department of Philosophy, Western University Christopher Byrne presents compelling reasons to recognize that, for Aristotle, matter matters. Byrne successfully argues that Aristotle can only explain certain features of perceptible objects by appealing to their physical properties or, to be more precise, their material natures. With this, Byrne contributes an important reason to reject the long-standing tradition of interpreting Aristotle's works in a manner that would leave no room for such explanations. -- Byron Stoyles, Department of Philosophy, Trent University
Author Information
Christopher Byrne is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at St. Francis Xavier University.
