beginning starts from the definition or essence… — Aristotle, Physics II 9 In chapter 3, Aristotle presents his theory of the four causes (material, efficient...

Aristotelian physics is the form of natural philosophy described in the works of the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384–322 BC). In his work Physics, Aristotle intended...

most important treatises include Physics, Metaphysics, Nicomachean Ethics, Politics, On the Soul and Poetics. Aristotle studied and made significant contributions...

Philoponus appeared; unlike Aristotle, who based his physics on verbal argument, Philoponus relied on observation. On Aristotle's physics Philoponus wrote: But...

closely connected principles which Aristotle used to analyze motion, causality, ethics, and physiology in his Physics, Metaphysics, Nicomachean Ethics,...

Aristotle's Poetics (Greek: Περὶ ποιητικῆς Peri poietikês; Latin: De Poetica; c. 335 BCE) is the earliest surviving work of Greek dramatic theory and...

to as Physics Physics (Aristotle), a key text in the philosophy of Aristotle Physics (band), an American rock music group Aristotelian physics, the natural...

elaborated on the unmoved mover in the Quinque viae. Aristotle argues, in Book 8 of the Physics and Book 12 of the Metaphysics, "that there must be an...

(Greek: τὰ μετὰ τὰ φυσικά, "those after the physics"; Latin: Metaphysica) is one of the principal works of Aristotle, in which he develops the doctrine that...

translation of Aristotle's αἰτία that is nearest to current ordinary language is "explanation." In Physics II.3 and Metaphysics V.2, Aristotle holds that...