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"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

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PrefaceAbbreviationsIntroductionCh. 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

SelfMotion From Aristotle to Newton

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 7/4/2017 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691603902, 978-0691603902
      ISBN10: 0691603901

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      Book Synopsis


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      "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 Contents
      PrefaceAbbreviationsIntroductionCh. 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

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