Intelligible Matter and Geometry in Aristotle

Jones, Joe Frank

doi:10.1515/apeiron.1983.17.2.94

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“…This debate, which I cannot pursue here, can be traced throughKing (1956),Solmsen (1958),Charlton ( 1970Charlton ( , 1983,Robinson (1974 ),Dancy ( 1978),Jones (1983),Graham (1987), Mariani (1988),Cook (1989),Narbonne (1993) 237-249 (in relation to Plotinus) andBemelmans (1995). Nor shall I discuss the views of modern interpreters who believe that prime matter in Aristotle is three-dimensional or otherwise characterized, e.g Sokolowski (1970…”

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Geometrical Objects as Properties of Sensibles: Aristotle’s Philosophy of Geometry

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There is little agreement about Aristotle’s philosophy of geometry, partly due to the textual evidence and partly part to disagreement over what constitutes a plausible view. I keep separate the questions ‘What is Aristotle’s philosophy of geometry?’ and ‘Is Aristotle right?’, and consider the textual evidence in the context of Greek geometrical practice, and show that, for Aristotle, plane geometry is about properties of certain sensible objects—specifically, dimensional continuity—and certain properties possessed by actual and potential compass-and-straightedge drawings qua quantitative and continuous. For their part, the objects of stereometry are potential sensible three-dimensional figures qua quantitative and continuous.

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Intelligible Matter and Geometry in Aristotle

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John Philoponus' New Definition of Prime Matter

John Philoponus' New Definition of Prime Matter

Diagrammatic Reasoning and Modelling in the Imagination: The Secret Weapons of the Scientific Revolution

Geometrical Objects as Properties of Sensibles: Aristotle’s Philosophy of Geometry

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