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Aither 13/2015:56-69 | DOI: 10.5507/aither.2015.006

Who is φυσικος According to Aristotle? (De an. 403A29-B18)

Jiří Stránský
Katedra filosofie a dějin přírodních věd, Přírodovědecká fakulta Univerzity Karlovy v Praze

The aim of this paper is to answer the following question: "Who, according to Aristotle, is the natural philosopher?" On the basis of a short passage from De anima (403a29-b18) it is argued that the term "natural philosopher" is used by Aristotle in two different senses: first, it applies to a ionian type of thinker who reduces his research to the material cause only, second, it applies to a thinker who does his research properly, that is, who takes into account all four aristotelian causes.

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Stránský, J. (2015). Who is φυσικος According to Aristotle? (De an. 403A29-B18). Aither, 7(13), 56-69. doi: 10.5507/aither.2015.006
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