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Animal Locomotion in Aristotle: Self-Motion and the Tripartite Scheme Cover

Animal Locomotion in Aristotle: Self-Motion and the Tripartite Scheme

By: William NolanORCID  
Open Access
|Nov 2024

Figures & Tables

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Figure 1

Physics VIII 4 (254b7–24) Taxonomy.

Table 1

Correlations between the Schemes.

Stage(1) τὸ κινοῦν ἀκίνητον(1b) τὸ κινοῦν καὶ κινούμɛνον(2) ᾧ κινɛῖ(3) τὸ κινούμɛνον
Symbol(UM)(MM)(IM)(ME)
Separability Thesis (ST)(A)
Unmoved Part
(B)
Moved Part
(AB)
Physics Scheme (3S)What imparts motion being unmovedThat by which the mover imparts motionMoved Entity
De Anima Scheme (3S)Object of Desiremet-7-1-155-g2.pngBodily InstrumentWhole Animal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/met.155 | Journal eISSN: 2515-8279
Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 16, 2024
Accepted on: Oct 9, 2024
Published on: Nov 18, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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