{"product_id":"aristotle-on-time-a-study-of-the-physics-paperback-9781107678781","title":"Aristotle on Time; A Study of the Physics (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107678781","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAristotle on Time\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Study of the Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is a unique interpretation of Aristotle's sophisticated analyses of motion and perception and how they were inspired by Plato.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTony Roark (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107678781, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 July 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 7 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The progression of the argument is careful and logical, the depth and breadth of Roark's analysis is courageous and penetrating, and some tracts of the argument are deliciously incisive.' The Muse\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAristotle's definition of time as 'a number of motion with respect to the before and after' has been branded as patently circular by commentators ranging from Simplicius to W. D. Ross. In this book Tony Roark presents an interpretation of the definition that renders it not only non-circular, but also worthy of serious philosophical scrutiny. He shows how Aristotle developed an account of the nature of time that is inspired by Plato while also thoroughly bound up with Aristotle's sophisticated analyses of motion and perception. When Aristotle's view is properly understood, Roark argues, it is immune to devastating objections against the possibility of temporal passage articulated by McTaggart and other 20th-century philosophers. Roark's novel and fascinating interpretation of Aristotle's temporal theory will appeal to those interested in Aristotle, ancient philosophy and the philosophy of time.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Times New and Old: 1. McTaggart's systems\u003cbr\u003e 2. Countenancing the Doxai\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Mater of Time: Motion: 3. Time is not motion\u003cbr\u003e 4. Aristotelian motion (Kinesis)\u003cbr\u003e 5. 'The before and after in motion'\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Form of Time: Perception: 6. Number (Arithmos) and perception (Aisthesis)\u003cbr\u003e 7. On a moment's notice\u003cbr\u003e 8. The role of imagination\u003cbr\u003e 9. Time and the common perceptibles\u003cbr\u003e 10. The hylomorphic interpretation illustrated\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Simultaneity and Temporal Passage: 11. Simultaneity and other temporal relations\u003cbr\u003e 12. Temporal passage\u003cbr\u003e 13. Dissolving the puzzles of IV.10\u003cbr\u003e 14. Concluding summary and historical significance\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Western%20philosophy:%20Ancient,%20to%20c%20500%20%5BHPCA%5D%22\"\u003eHPCA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265876578584,"sku":"9781107678781","price":36.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107678781i.jpg?v=1694507556","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/aristotle-on-time-a-study-of-the-physics-paperback-9781107678781","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}