Book I
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Book I is the opening section of Aristotle’s treatise "On Generation and Corruption," where he lays out the fundamental principles and problems concerning change, coming-to-be, and passing-away in the natural world.
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| Book I (On Generation and Corruption) | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book of a treatise
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philosophical work section ⓘ |
| addressesProblem |
conditions for genuine coming-to-be
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continuity and discontinuity in change ⓘ distinction between alteration and generation ⓘ how things cease to exist ⓘ how things come into existence ⓘ relation between qualitative and substantial change ⓘ role of underlying subject in change ⓘ |
| ancientTitle | Περὶ γενέσεως καὶ φθορᾶς, Αʹ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Aristotle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalDivision | first of two books in On Generation and Corruption ⓘ |
| clarifiesConcept |
alteration
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contraries ⓘ corruption (substantial passing-away) ⓘ generation (substantial coming-to-be) ⓘ potentiality and actuality in change ⓘ underlying subject (hypokeimenon) ⓘ |
| discipline | Aristotelian natural science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| examines |
pre-Socratic theories of coming-to-be and passing-away
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views of earlier natural philosophers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
later theories of substance and change
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medieval natural philosophy ⓘ scholastic discussions of matter and form ⓘ |
| languageOfComposition | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
change
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coming-to-be (generation) ⓘ contraries and their role in change ⓘ elements and their transformations ⓘ matter and form in change ⓘ natural change ⓘ passing-away (corruption) ⓘ principles of physical reality ⓘ |
| partOf | On Generation and Corruption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach | hylomorphism ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain |
metaphysics of change
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natural philosophy ⓘ philosophy of nature ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Peripatetic school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Ancient Greek philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Metaphysics (Aristotle)
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On the Heavens (Aristotle) NERFINISHED ⓘ Physics (Aristotle) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setsUp | detailed elemental theory in Book II (On Generation and Corruption) ⓘ |
| structureRole | foundational exposition of principles for the treatise ⓘ |
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On Generation and Corruption