Aither is a double-blind peer review, Open Access online academic journal. It is indexed at ERIH+ and Scopus. It is published by the Faculty of Arts of the Palacký University in Olomouc in cooperation with the Philosophical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. It comes out twice a year. Every second issue is international and contains foreign-language articles (mainly in English, but also in German and French). The journal is registered under the number ISSN 1803-7860.
Aither 7/2012:3-12 
Aither 7/2012:13-47 | DOI: 10.5507/aither.2012.002
The article is devoted file Physiognomica, which has long been incorrectly associated with the name of Aristotle. The main reason for this step was Aristotle's attitude fysiognómonice to, on the one hand admitted and used some of their practices (especially in its zoological writings), refused to hand some of its basic propositions (especially direct and innate nature of correspondence between features and exterior). Author or editor file was probably peripatetik acting on the end of the 4th century BC. Contradictory relationship between the first and second parts of the file indicates originally two separate treatise two authors, on the contrary,...
Aither 7/2012:49-90 | DOI: 10.5507/aither.2012.003
Anaximenes of Miletus had reportedly considered as the beginning of all air. Thickening and dilution air then formed other things. Although the whole scheme affected peripatetickým concept, it can be assumed that contains some original moments. A similar interpretation is already Plato brings a motive successive transformations of elements in the Ionian thinkers amply demonstrated. The study points to the fact that Anaximenes rather considered a separate transformation of the individual elements, which were also linked up with the others. The concept of thickening and thinning again probably reflects a different constitution of things, and phase change....
Aither 7/2012:91-104 | DOI: 10.5507/aither.2012.004
The author formulates the first goal of Aristotle's methodology generally applied procedures, allowing the necessary conclusions with respect to the nature of the examined subjects as well as their usual rooted in common sense. Platonic method DIARES these demands are not met. In zoological writings of Aristotle understands it is a failed attempt at universal classification method. Aristotle's criticism but by Prokes overlooked that Plato is not primarily concerned with the definition as an answer to the initial question, but the very process of finding, cultivating dialectical skill.
Aither 7/2012:105-114 | DOI: 10.5507/aither.2012.005
The author finds a philosophical justification for existence of separate substances in Tomas' work a shift: in the early writings of Thomas ex ordine rerum proves that separated substance exist, based on their symptoms or effects that can not be explained by substituting any other agent. Later comes the argument ex Perfection universi: evident historical existence of the universe compels us to accept a certain order of perfection and completeness of the application of God's power, which implies more than the mere possibility of separate substances. In the past Tomas's writings, however, appears completely new, purely empirical argument, counting with...
Aither 7/2012:115-144 | DOI: 10.5507/aither.2012.006
This paper deals with the solution to semantic paradoxes proposed at the beginning of the fifteenth century by the Czech philosopher and theologian Stanislaus of Znaim (d. 1414) in his treatise De vero et falso. Stanislaus distinguishes among various meanings of the terms "true" and "truth", of which the semantic concept of truth is crucial as far as paradoxes are concerned: truth is defined in terms of correspondence with an objective state of affairs, while falsity in terms of failure of such correspondence. Paradoxes are conceived as paradoxical deductions of the falsity of propositions from their hypothetically assumed truth and vice versa. According...
Aither 7/2012:145-189 | DOI: 10.5507/aither.2012.007
The article deals with the ideas about history of knowledge, which were widespread in the Renaissance period, especially between representatives of Platonism. The Renaissance platonists did not understand the history of knowledge as a continuous progress, but were convinced of the existence of ancient wisdom (prisca sapientia), to be restored.
Aither 7/2012:191-198
