Aristotelova fyzika ve světle Patočkovy interpretace

In this article, we propose an interpretation of Aristotle’s theory of local motion as the first stage of the mathematization of motion. We proceed from the interpretation presented by Jan Patočka in his work Aristoteles, jeho předchůdci a dědicové (Aristotle, His Predecessors and His Heirs). We try...

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Main Author: Kvasz, Ladislav
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Published: Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy 2025-05-01
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description In this article, we propose an interpretation of Aristotle’s theory of local motion as the first stage of the mathematization of motion. We proceed from the interpretation presented by Jan Patočka in his work Aristoteles, jeho předchůdci a dědicové (Aristotle, His Predecessors and His Heirs). We try to show that Patočka approached the interpretation of Aristotle’s theory of motion as an attempt at mathematization. What prevented him from taking the final step towards such an interpretation was, on the one hand, his acceptance of Plato’s theory as the first mathematization of the cosmos, against which Aristotle’s attempt looks like a departure from mathematization, and, on the other hand, his failure to realize the difference between the mathematics of Aristotle’s time and the mathematics by which motion was later mathematized.
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spelling doaj-art-94b2bcdb146044a1a458f88bbff0fc6e2025-08-20T03:55:22ZcesCzech Academy of Sciences, Institute of PhilosophyFilosofický časopis0015-18312570-92322025-05-0173218520610.46854/fc.2025.2r.185Aristotelova fyzika ve světle Patočkovy interpretaceKvasz, LadislavIn this article, we propose an interpretation of Aristotle’s theory of local motion as the first stage of the mathematization of motion. We proceed from the interpretation presented by Jan Patočka in his work Aristoteles, jeho předchůdci a dědicové (Aristotle, His Predecessors and His Heirs). We try to show that Patočka approached the interpretation of Aristotle’s theory of motion as an attempt at mathematization. What prevented him from taking the final step towards such an interpretation was, on the one hand, his acceptance of Plato’s theory as the first mathematization of the cosmos, against which Aristotle’s attempt looks like a departure from mathematization, and, on the other hand, his failure to realize the difference between the mathematics of Aristotle’s time and the mathematics by which motion was later mathematized.aristotlejan patočkaphysicsfinal causemathematization of motion
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Aristotelova fyzika ve světle Patočkovy interpretace
Filosofický časopis
aristotle
jan patočka
physics
final cause
mathematization of motion
title Aristotelova fyzika ve světle Patočkovy interpretace
title_full Aristotelova fyzika ve světle Patočkovy interpretace
title_fullStr Aristotelova fyzika ve světle Patočkovy interpretace
title_full_unstemmed Aristotelova fyzika ve světle Patočkovy interpretace
title_short Aristotelova fyzika ve světle Patočkovy interpretace
title_sort aristotelova fyzika ve svetle patockovy interpretace
topic aristotle
jan patočka
physics
final cause
mathematization of motion
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