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THE CONCEPT OF CHANGE IN ARISTOTLE’S PHYSICS

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THE CONCEPT OF CHANGE IN ARISTOTLE’S PHYSICS

Abstract

This study aims to investigate change as it is handled by Aristotle in Physics. With this aim, it analyzes the basic concepts which constitute the ground of this definition. In Physics, Aristotle starts with what is prior to us and moves to principles and causes. Thus, first, he elaborates on the things which are subject to change and he introduces the idea of categories. Substance as the first category is what underlies the change. Other categories are the properties that are applied to substance. Then he claims that the thing which underlies change functions as matter and the property which is predicated of substance at the end of change functions as form. Thus, change is described as having a form of a matter. In other words, in change, the matter is determined by form. But this determination can only be possible if the matter has the capacity to be determined in a specific way. It is called potential. When the form determines the matter, its potential is actualized. In Physics Book III, Aristotle defines change as the actualization of a potential. Some scholars argue that in the definition “actualization” refers to a process while others argue that it refers to having an end. In this study, considering Aristotle’s examples of actuality and potentiality, it is claimed that change involves both.

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Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Felsefe

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Yayımlanma Tarihi

12 Mayıs 2021

Gönderilme Tarihi

28 Şubat 2021

Kabul Tarihi

27 Nisan 2021

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2021 Sayı: 31

Kaynak Göster

Chicago
Arlı Çil, Dilek. 2021. “THE CONCEPT OF CHANGE IN ARISTOTLE’S PHYSICS”. FLSF Felsefe ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, sy 31: 119-32. https://izlik.org/JA97FH22PF.

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