Physics

Main Ideas

• Aristotle views nature as a collection of things that possess within themselves the source of motion and rest.
• He introduces the concept of four causes: material, formal, efficient, and final, which explain existence and change in nature.
• Aristotle explores the concept of motion, including changes in quality, quantity, and place, asserting that motion is eternal.
• He discusses the concept of infinity, distinguishing between potential and actual infinity.
• Aristotle analyzes time as the number of motion in relation to before and after, linking it to change.
• He introduces the concept of space as the place occupied by a body, asserting that void does not exist.
• Aristotle considers nature as a corporeal substance that has an internal principle of motion and rest.
• He discusses the relationship between nature and art, asserting that art imitates nature.
• Aristotle examines causality and necessity in nature, asserting that everything in nature occurs according to certain laws and causes.