Physics

Physics by Aristotle, part of the Internet Classics Archive

A summary of Physics: Books I to IV in 's Aristotle (384–322 B.C.). Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Aristotle (384–322 B.C.) and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.

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Aristotle - Physics and metaphysics: Aristotle divided the theoretical sciences into three groups: physics, mathematics, and theology. Physics as he understood it was equivalent to what would now be called “natural philosophy,” or the study of nature (physis); in this sense it encompasses not only the modern field of physics but also biology, chemistry, geology, psychology, and even meteorology.

Physics / Aristotle; translated by R. P. Hardie and R. K. Gaye

Aristotle held that the universe was divided into two parts, the terrestrial region and the celestial region. In the realm of Earth, all bodies were made out of combinations of four substances, earth, fire, air, and water,* whereas in the region of the universe beyond the Moon the heavenly bodies such as the Sun, the stars, and the planets were made of a fifth substance, called quintessence.

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Aristotle, great Greek philosopher, researcher, reasoner, and writer, born at Stagirus in 384 BCE, was the son of Nicomachus, a physician, and Phaestis. He studied under Plato at Athens and taught th...

Aristotle thought that Nature could best be understood by observation and reason – and that all knowledge should be open to examination and subject to reason.

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