Aristotle's Physics: A Collection of Essays

by Lindsay Judson (Editor)

The Physics is one of Aristotle's masterpieces--a work of extraordinary intellectual power which has had a profound influence on the development of metaphysics and the philosophy of science, as well as on the development of physics itself. This collection of ten new essays by leading Aristotelian scholars examines a wide range of issues in the Physics and related works, including method, causation and explanation, chance, teleology, the infinite, the nature of time, the critique of atomism, the role of mathematics in Aristotle's physics, and the concept of self-motion. The essays offer fresh approaches to Aristotle's work in these areas, and important new interpretations of his thought.

296 pages, Paperback

First published November 23, 1995

Reviews

[Micah Hebert · Rating 2 out of 5]

Behold, there is dancing and celebrating
Not for the joy gained of reading this book
But the exuberant relief of being done with it

Perhaps the most befuddling text I have ever encountered. Not only is the author’s voice tedious, but it’s so repetitive that it drags on upon the same point for minutes (audiobook) without making any new points. Some points are somewhat interesting, but that’s 3% of the text, while the other 97% is a bore.

For context of how tedious “Physics” is, I read this for my college honors program. Neither myself nor any of my classmates could comprehend more than a couple tidbits of information from this work until the professor explained certain points. And this is honors.

To be fair to Aristotle, “Physics” is probably not his own words, but the notes of one of his students. That would account for the confusion and poor structure.

[Alexandre Guay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Une très bonne collection d'essais pour se familiariser avec la physique d'Aristote.