Philoponus on the Nature of the Heavens and the Movement of Elements in Against Aristotle on the Eternity of the World
This paper deals with the John Philoponus' arguments against the eternity of the heavens in context of the dispute against the eternity of the world. The theory of eternity of the heavens was defended by Aristotle in his Physics and in the 1st book On the Heavens. In his treatise On Eternity of...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Scrinium
Year: 2018, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 446-461 |
RelBib Classification: | KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages NBD Doctrine of Creation VA Philosophy |
Further subjects: | B
eternity of the heavens
elements
aether
fire
movement
Philoponus
Aristotle
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Summary: | This paper deals with the John Philoponus' arguments against the eternity of the heavens in context of the dispute against the eternity of the world. The theory of eternity of the heavens was defended by Aristotle in his Physics and in the 1st book On the Heavens. In his treatise On Eternity of the World against Aristotle Philoponus attacks the arguments of Aristotle in order to prove the essential finititude of the heavens. The Philoponus' arguments are related to the nature and motion of elements and especially to the nature of fire. In order to explore the Philoponus' arguments against Aristotle I compare his doctrine with the Aristotle's theories of elemental nature and celestial motion. |
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ISSN: | 1817-7565 |
Contains: | In: Scrinium
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18177565-00141P29 |