Aristotelian physics

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historical scientific theory natural philosophy physical theory

Aristotelian physics is the pre-modern natural philosophy based on Aristotle’s ideas about motion and the elements, which dominated Western thought until it was displaced by the new mechanics of the Scientific Revolution.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Aristotle's Physics	5
Aristotelian natural philosophy	3
Aristotelian physics canonical	2
Aristotelian cosmology	1
Aristotelian mechanics	1
Aristotle's natural philosophy	1
Aristotle’s Physics	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical scientific theory ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ physical theory ⓘ
basedOn	Aristotle’s On Generation and Corruption ⓘ Aristotle’s On the Heavens ⓘ Aristotelian physics self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Aristotle’s Physics Aristotle ⓘ surface form: the works of Aristotle
challengedBy	Newtonian mechanics ⓘ surface form: Galilean mechanics Newtonian mechanics ⓘ impetus theory ⓘ
claims	celestial bodies move in uniform circular motion ⓘ heavier bodies fall faster than lighter ones ⓘ motion in a void is impossible ⓘ natural motion is motion toward natural place ⓘ sublunar realm is composed of four elements ⓘ superlunar realm is composed of aether ⓘ there is no vacuum in nature ⓘ violent motion requires a continuous mover ⓘ
describesUniverseAs	finite ⓘ geocentric ⓘ spherical ⓘ
dividesCosmosInto	sublunar realm ⓘ superlunar realm ⓘ
dominantIn	Western thought before the Scientific Revolution ⓘ
hasCoreConcept	ether ⓘ final causes ⓘ four elements theory ⓘ natural motion ⓘ natural place ⓘ potentiality and actuality ⓘ substance and accidents ⓘ teleology ⓘ violent motion ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Ancient Mediterranean world ⓘ surface form: Antiquity Middle Ages ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ
influenced	Christian theology ⓘ Islamic philosophy ⓘ Jewish philosophy ⓘ medieval scholasticism ⓘ
posits	aether as a celestial element ⓘ air as an element ⓘ earth as an element ⓘ fire as an element ⓘ water as an element ⓘ
rejectedBy	modern physics ⓘ
usesConcept	efficient cause ⓘ final cause ⓘ formal cause ⓘ four causes ⓘ material cause ⓘ

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Scientific Revolution → opposedDoctrine → Aristotelian physics ⓘ

Aristotelian physics → basedOn → Aristotelian physics self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aristotle’s Physics

Ptolemaic system → basedOn → Aristotelian physics ⓘ

Newton's first law of motion → contrastsWith → Aristotelian physics ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aristotelian mechanics

History of Animals → philosophicalContext → Aristotelian physics ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aristotelian natural philosophy

Copernican system → challenged → Aristotelian physics ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aristotelian cosmology

Simplicius of Cilicia → wroteCommentaryOn → Aristotelian physics ⓘ