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Aither 33/2025:4-23 | DOI: 10.5507/aither.2025.004 
In On the Heavens, Aristotle argues for the notion of a spherical Earth. Crucially, he uses the theory of natural places, in particular the explanation of why heavy bodies fall. This, however, rests on the assumption of a sphere of fixed stars: all parts of the earthy element move towards its centre, gradually forming a spherical Earth. Empirical arguments play merely a supporting role. The goal of this article is to show that Aristotle develops an earlier spherical conception of the universe, which he supplements with the principles of his physics. The spherical concept of the universe is found already in Plato, who uses an argument about...
Aither 33/2025:24-71 | DOI: 10.5507/aither.2026.001
This article deals with the analysis of selected parts of Thomas Aquinas’s Summa theologiae that contain certain parts of his economic thinking and with the subsequent comparison of his economic thought with related fields of contemporary economic theory and economic life that is determined by inland legislation. The overlaps of Aquinas’s economic thinking into the present times were found by the research process, among others in the area of price, consumer protection, restitution and profit. The absence of ethics in contemporary (positive) economics then contrasts sharply with the economic thinking of Thomas Aquinas.
Aither 33/2025:72-105 | DOI: 10.5507/aither.2025.007
The article summarises the current state of knowledge concerning the reception of the neo-Stoic philosophy of the Flemish humanist Justus Lipsius in the Czech lands during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It identifies previously unused sources and outlines guidelines for future in-depth research into this phenomenon. The study offers a theoretical reflection on different modes of reception and evaluates the potential of various types of evidence, including correspondence, annotated copies of Lipsius’s seminal dialogue De constantia (1584) found in bourgeois, ecclesiastical, and aristocratic libraries, the Czech translation...
Aither 33/2025:106-111 | DOI: 10.5507/aither.2025.008
