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Aristotle on time : a study of the physics / Tony Roark.

Roark, Tony, author.
2011
B491.T5 R53 2011eb
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Title
Aristotle on time : a study of the physics / Tony Roark.
Author
Roark, Tony, author.
ISBN
9781139009942 (electronic book)
113900994X (electronic book)
9781107002623
1107002621
Publication Details
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011, ©2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiii, 232 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
B491.T5 R53 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
115.092
Summary
"Aristotle's definition of time as 'a number of motion with respect to the before and after' has been branded as patently circular by commentators ranging from Simplicius to W.D. Ross. In this book Tony Roark presents an interpretation of the definition that renders it not only non-circular, but also worthy of serious philosophical scrutiny. He shows how Aristotle developed an account of the nature of time that is inspired by Plato while also thoroughly bound up with Aristotle's sophisticated analyses of motion and perception. When Aristotle's view is properly understood, Roark argues, it is immune to devastating objections against the possibility of temporal passage articulated by McTaggart and other 20th century philosophers. Roark's novel and fascinating interpretation of Aristotle's temporal theory will appeal to those interested in Aristotle, ancient philosophy and the philosophy of time"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-226) and indexes.
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Introduction
PART I. TIMES NEW AND OLD: 1. McTaggart's systems; 2. Countenancing the Doxai
PART II. THE MASTER OF TIME: MOTION: 3. Time is not motion; 4. Aristotelian motion; 5. "The before and after in motion"
PART III. THE FORM OF TIME: PERCEPTION: 6. Number and perception; 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.

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