Aristotelian physics
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Aristotelian physics is the pre-modern natural philosophy based on Aristotle’s ideas about motion and the elements, which dominated Western thought until it was displaced by the new mechanics of the Scientific Revolution.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aristotle's Physics | 5 |
| Aristotelian natural philosophy | 3 |
| Aristotelian physics canonical | 2 |
| Aristotelian cosmology | 1 |
| Aristotelian mechanics | 1 |
| Aristotle's natural philosophy | 1 |
| Aristotle’s Physics | 1 |
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Target entity: Aristotelian physics Context triple: [Scientific Revolution, opposedDoctrine, Aristotelian physics]
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Classical Greek philosophy
Classical Greek philosophy is the foundational period of Western thought, centered on figures like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, that established core ideas in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and political theory.
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Aristotle
Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher and polymath whose works on logic, metaphysics, ethics, politics, and natural science profoundly shaped Western thought and intellectual history.
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Cartesianism
Cartesianism is the philosophical system developed by René Descartes, centered on rationalism, mind–body dualism, and the use of methodical doubt to establish certain knowledge.
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Presocratic philosophers
Presocratic philosophers were early Greek thinkers before Socrates who sought natural and rational explanations for the cosmos, laying the foundations of Western philosophy and science.
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Parmenides
Parmenides was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Elea known for his doctrine that reality is unchanging and that all change and plurality are illusory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Aristotelian physics Target entity description: Aristotelian physics is the pre-modern natural philosophy based on Aristotle’s ideas about motion and the elements, which dominated Western thought until it was displaced by the new mechanics of the Scientific Revolution.
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A.
Classical Greek philosophy
Classical Greek philosophy is the foundational period of Western thought, centered on figures like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, that established core ideas in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and political theory.
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B.
Aristotle
Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher and polymath whose works on logic, metaphysics, ethics, politics, and natural science profoundly shaped Western thought and intellectual history.
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C.
Cartesianism
Cartesianism is the philosophical system developed by René Descartes, centered on rationalism, mind–body dualism, and the use of methodical doubt to establish certain knowledge.
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D.
Presocratic philosophers
Presocratic philosophers were early Greek thinkers before Socrates who sought natural and rational explanations for the cosmos, laying the foundations of Western philosophy and science.
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E.
Parmenides
Parmenides was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Elea known for his doctrine that reality is unchanging and that all change and plurality are illusory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical scientific theory
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natural philosophy ⓘ physical theory ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Aristotle’s On Generation and Corruption
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Aristotle’s On the Heavens ⓘ Aristotelian physics self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Aristotle’s Physics
Aristotle ⓘ
surface form:
the works of Aristotle
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| challengedBy |
Newtonian mechanics
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surface form:
Galilean mechanics
Newtonian mechanics ⓘ impetus theory ⓘ |
| claims |
celestial bodies move in uniform circular motion
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heavier bodies fall faster than lighter ones ⓘ motion in a void is impossible ⓘ natural motion is motion toward natural place ⓘ sublunar realm is composed of four elements ⓘ superlunar realm is composed of aether ⓘ there is no vacuum in nature ⓘ violent motion requires a continuous mover ⓘ |
| describesUniverseAs |
finite
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geocentric ⓘ spherical ⓘ |
| dividesCosmosInto |
sublunar realm
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superlunar realm ⓘ |
| dominantIn | Western thought before the Scientific Revolution ⓘ |
| hasCoreConcept |
ether
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final causes ⓘ four elements theory ⓘ natural motion ⓘ natural place ⓘ potentiality and actuality ⓘ substance and accidents ⓘ teleology ⓘ violent motion ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ancient Mediterranean world
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surface form:
Antiquity
Middle Ages ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian theology
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Islamic philosophy ⓘ Jewish philosophy ⓘ medieval scholasticism ⓘ |
| posits |
aether as a celestial element
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air as an element ⓘ earth as an element ⓘ fire as an element ⓘ water as an element ⓘ |
| rejectedBy | modern physics ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
efficient cause
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final cause ⓘ formal cause ⓘ four causes ⓘ material cause ⓘ |
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Subject: Aristotelian physics Description of subject: Aristotelian physics is the pre-modern natural philosophy based on Aristotle’s ideas about motion and the elements, which dominated Western thought until it was displaced by the new mechanics of the Scientific Revolution.
Referenced by (14)
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