1
Q
why do things move the way they do?
A
The Origin of Motion
2
Q
why is the bird flying? to find food
why is the stone falling? because socrates threw it
why is the tree growing? to get more light on its leaves
A
The Nature of Motion (things move for a reason)
3
Q
The center of the Earth is a privileged spatial position: motion is either toward, away, or around the center
A
Motion and the Earth
4
Q
the universe is a finite sphere; earth is surrounded by concentric sphere (one for each element)
A
Aristotelian Cosmology
PHIL 367
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