Space, Time, Matter and Form. Essays on Aristotles Physics

David Bostock0199286868, 9780199286867, 9781435622852

Space, Time, Matter, and Form collects ten of David Bostock’s essays on themes from Aristotle’s Physics, four of them published here for the first time. The first five papers look at issues raised in the first two books of the Physics, centered on notions of matter and form; the latter five examine themes in the remaining books, including infinity, place, time, and continuity. Bostock’s many insights will be welcomed by all scholars of ancient philosophy.

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Table of contents :
Contents……Page 8
List of Abbreviations……Page 9
1. Aristotle on the Principles of Change in Physics I (1982)……Page 10
2. Aristotle on the Transmutation of the Elements in De Generatione Et Corruptione I. 1–4 (1995)……Page 28
3. Aristotle’s Theory of Matter (2001)……Page 39
4. Aristotle on Teleology in Nature……Page 57
5. Aristotle’s Theory of Form……Page 88
6. Aristotle on the Eleatics in Physics I. 2–3……Page 112
7. Aristotle, Zeno, and the Potential Infinite (1972)……Page 125
8. A Note on Aristotle’s Account of Place……Page 137
9. Aristotle’s Account of Time (1980)……Page 144
10. Aristotle on Continuity in Physics VI (1991)……Page 167
References……Page 198
G……Page 202
Z……Page 203