The Natural Motion of Matter in Newtonian and Post-Newtonian Physics

Keck, John W.

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“…Up to this point, bodies have gained with increasing mass the ability to have a determinate place, but as we move up to masses on the astronomical scale, bodies such as planets and stars acquire the ability to gravitationally determine the motions of bodies around them to a noticeable degree. The natural teleology of bodies, which manifests itself through gravitational and electromagnetic 1 3 forces, is to seek greater actuality in unity (Keck, 2007). With increasing mass, bodies establish places for and around themselves and provide the stationary context for the places of other bodies.…”

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Maximal motion and minimal matter: Aristotelian physics and special relativity

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2022

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This paper shows how key aspects of Aristotle’s core concepts of matter and motion, some of which have recently been shown to help make sense of quantum mechanical indeterminacy, align with some important results of the energy-momentum relationship of special relativity. In this conception, mobility and indeterminacy are inherently linked to each other and to materiality. Applying these ideas to massless particles, which relativity tells us move at the maximal cosmic speed, allows us to draw the conclusion that they must be the most basic physical bodies, that is, mobile substances (secondary, locomotive matter). The most familiar massless particle, the photon, constitutes light. Furthermore, because the photon composes luminous matter but cannot be decomposed into anything else more basic, it fulfills the definition of element.

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Maximal motion and minimal matter: Aristotelian physics and special relativity

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“…(2011; cf. Keck 2007). That there is no conflict between these claims can, in his view, be seen when we recognize that inertia is a passive and incomplete aspect of an object's motion, which cannot by itself account for the object's actual determinate movement but needs completion by an external agent.…”

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Aristotle on Method and Metaphysics

Feser¹

2013

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Series Editors: Stephen Boulter and Constantine SandisPhilosophers in Depth is a series of themed edited collections focusing on particular aspects of the thought of major figures from the history of philosophy. The volumes showcase a combination of newly commissioned and previously published work with the aim of deepening our understanding of the topics covered. Each book stands alone, but taken together the series will amount to a vast collection of critical essays covering the history of philosophy, exploring issues that are central to the ideas of individual philosophers. This project was launched with the financial support of the Institute for Historical and Cultural Research at Oxford Brookes University, for which we are very grateful.Constantine Sandis and Stephen Boulter Oxford You can receive future titles in this series as they are published by placing a standing order. Please contact your bookseller or, in case of difficulty, write to us at the address below with your name and address, the title of the series and one of the ISBNs quoted above.Customer Services Department, Macmillan Distribution Ltd, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, England This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. Aristotle on Method and MetaphysicsA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition

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Motion in Aristotle, Newton, and Einstein

Feser¹

2013

Aristotle on Method and Metaphysics

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The Natural Motion of Matter in Newtonian and Post-Newtonian Physics

Cited by 3 publications

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Maximal motion and minimal matter: Aristotelian physics and special relativity

Maximal motion and minimal matter: Aristotelian physics and special relativity

Aristotle on Method and Metaphysics

Motion in Aristotle, Newton, and Einstein

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