Aristotle's Physics A Collection of Essays [Paperback]

ThePhysicsis 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 thePhysicsand 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.

The choice of contributors is excellent. The essays are uniformly of a high quality....An excellent secondary source for anyone wishing to take a serious look at thePhysics. --Review of Metaphysics

Readers with a background in Aristotle's physical theories will find well-informed and insightful investigations into Aristotle's methods in natural philosophy. --Religious Studies Review