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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The concept of self-motion played a vital role both in the explanation of natural change and in discussions of the freedom of the will. This collection of twelve articles traces the concept of self-motion through much of its history... [T]he result is an illuminating, challenging, and beautifully produced book."--Isis
Table of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroductionCh. 1Self-Movers3Ch. 2Aristotle on Self-Motion15Ch. 3Aristotle on Perception, Appetition, and Self-Motion35Ch. 4Self-Movement and External Causation65Ch. 5Aristotle on the Mind's Self-Motion81Ch. 6Mind and Motion in Aristotle117Ch. 7Aristotle's Prime Mover135Ch. 8Heavenly Motion and the Unmoved Mover155Ch. 9Self-Motion in Stoic Philosophy175Ch. 10Duns Scotus on the Reality of Self-Change227Ch. 11Ockham, Self-Motion, and the Will291Ch. 12Natural Motion and Its Causes: Newton on the "Vis Insita" of Bodies305List of Contributors331Bibliography333Index Locorum343General Index357
