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Platónova a Aristotelova teorie těžkého a lehkého, jejich zdroje a důsledky

Title in English Plato's and Aristotle's Conceptions of Heavy and Light, Their Sources and Consequences
Authors

PETRŽELKA Josef

Year of publication 2013
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Pro-Fil
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Web http://www.phil.muni.cz/journals/index.php/profil/article/view/578/731
Field Philosophy and religion
Keywords weight; heavy and light; Plato; Aristotle; Timaeus; On the Heavens
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Description The aim of the paper is to compare Plato's and Aristotle's theories of qualities heavy and light. First, the main features of both theories are introduced, then the comparation follows from the viewpoint of their empirical base, their explanatory strenght and from the viewpoint of modern theory of weight as well. The conclusion is the Aristotle's theory is more elaborate and more complex, but the much briefer Plato's theory also shows a great explanatory potential and even surpasses the Aristotle's one in some aspects.
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