The contributions of Aristotle to philosophy

The contributions of Aristotle to philosophy

Aristotle 's contribution to philosophy has been always high valued . His theory was accepted and it is still used nowadays , notwithstanding that some of his ideas were not completely right . His theory helped his followers to find out the truth about many world phenomena . In the given I would like to discuss the great contribution of Aristotle on the example on some expects of his theory in a brief comparison to other philosophers in to prove that the Aristotle 's theory is the most valued for

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Aristotle 's views on astronomy and physics are implemented in Physics Metaphysics , and De caelo . Unlike Plato , Aristotle built his explanations upon philosophical speculation and empirical observation He insisted on the importance of scientific astronomy , that comprises the study and the position of celestial objects . He defined three types of motion : rectilinear , circular and mixed , accepting the idea of four basic elements by Empedocles . He insisted that sub-lunar bodies did not move in case they occupied their natural ' place . If these bodies are pulled from those places , they return along a straight line . Thus , in his distinction between forced and natural motion , the idea of position was important . He didn 't support the theory of vacuum , so motion could be possible only in resisting medium . He concluded that the speed of body was proportional to the pushing or pulling force acting on it and inversely proportional to the resistance of the medium . He also supposed that the speed of falling object would be proportional to its weight and it would be increased in the process of moving (Stewart 50

Aristotle thought the universe was spherical , finite and he held the Earth to occupy the central place of it . He thought that the Universe was complete without anything outside it . He gave the symmetrical reasons for the idea that the Earth is spherical : all objects that fall on it fall from every direction . He also found that the size of the Earth was relatively small , since in case of traveling in the north direction , as well as in the south direction , the layout of stars changes a little . Aristotle wrote , This indicates not only that the Earth 's mass is spherical in shape , but also that as compared with the stars it is of no great size ' His estimation of the Earth 's size was the earliest known and is comparatively accurate (Stewart 51

With Aristotle that we get the most deep Ancient analysis of this material of the world , that Aristotle called substance . In the Categories and Metaphysics , Aristotle presents a notion of substance one that was seldom met in the Western tradition . For Aristotle , the basic determinants of substance are of quantity , quality , relationship and place . Every free term indicates substance or quantity or quality or relationship to something or place or time or posture or state or doing of something or the undergoing of something (Melchert 15 Aristotle 's type of substance is...