Tony Roark

Aristotle on Time

A Study of the Physics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a unique interpretation of Aristotle's sophisticated analyses of motion and perception and how they were inspired by Plato.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 515g
• ISBN-13: 9781107002623
• ISBN-10: 1107002621
• Artikelnr.: 32775418

Autorenporträt

Tony Roark is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boise State University. His work has appeared in journals such as Mind, Ancient Philosophy, Apeiron and History and Philosophy of Logic.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Part I. Times New and Old: 1. McTaggart's systems
2. Countenancing the Doxai
Part II. The Mater of Time: Motion: 3. Time is not motion
4. Aristotelian motion (Kinesis)
5. 'The before and after in motion'
Part III. The Form of Time: Perception: 6. Number (Arithmos) and perception (Aisthesis)
7. On a moment's notice
8. The role of imagination
9. Time and the common perceptibles
10. The hylomorphic interpretation illustrated
Part IV. Simultaneity and Temporal Passage: 11. Simultaneity and other temporal relations
12. Temporal passage
13. Dissolving the puzzles of IV.10
14. Concluding summary and historical significance
Bibliography.