Weisheipl, James A.

Nature and Motion in the Middle Ages. - [Place of publication not identified] : Catholic University of America Press (Bibliovault) : (c)2018. Catholic University of America Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Editor's Introduction; I. The Concept of Nature; II. Natural and Compulsory Movement; III. Galileo and the Principle of Inertia; IV. The Principle Omne Quod Movetur Ab Alio Movetur in Medieval Physics; V. The Specter of Motor Coniunctus in Medieval Physics; VI. Motion in a Void: Aquinas and Averroes; VII. The Celestial Movers in Medieval Physics; VIII. The Commentary of St. Thomas on the De Caelo of Aristotle; IX. Classification of the Sciences in Medieval Thought; X. The Evolution of Scientific Method; XI. Medieval Natural Philosophy and Modern Science. In Memoriam: The Very Reverend James A. Weisheipl, O.P., 1923-1984Selected Bibliography of the Works of James A. Weisheipl, O.P.; Index.



9780813230955


Philosophy-Ancient
Physics--Philosophy.
Philosophy, Medieval.
Science, Medieval.
Physics--History.


Electronic Books.

B21 QC6 / .N388 2018