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“For any two portions of fire, small or great, will exhibit the same ratio of solid to void; but the upward movement of the greater is quicker than that of the less, just as the downward movement of a mass of gold or lead, or of any other body endowed with weight, is quicker in proportion to its size.”

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Book:Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 1: The Revised Oxford Translation

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Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 1: The Revised Oxford Translation

The Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 1: The Revised Oxford Translation is a scholarly compilation that presents the works of Aristotle in English. This volume is part of a multi-volume set that aims to provide a definitive edition of Aristotle's writings. The translations are based on the Revised Oxford Translation series, which is known for its accuracy and scholarly rigor. The collection includes a variety of Aristotle's works, covering philosophy, science, and other subjects, offering readers a comprehensive view of his intellectual contributions. more

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Aristotle

Aristotle, a renowned Greek philosopher, is one of the founders of Western philosophy. His thoughts covered a wide range of fields, including ethics, logic, politics, and had a profound impact on the world. more

“It must be understood that prime matter, and form as well, is neither generated nor corrupted, because every generation is from something to something. Now that from which generation proceeds is matter, and that to which it proceeds is form. So that, if matter or form were generated, there would be a matter for matter and a form for form, endlessly. Whence, there is generation only of the composite, properly speaking.”

Ifs Wells Matter Would Be Form Science Generations Understood Prime Composites

Book:Aquinas on matter and form and the elements: a translation and interpretation of the De principiis naturae and the De mixtione elementorum of St. Thomas Aquinas

Source: Aquinas on matter and form and the elements: a translation and interpretation of the De principiis naturae and the De mixtione elementorum of St. Thomas Aquinas

“The nature of matter, or body considered in general, consists not in its being something which is hard or heavy or coloured, or which affects the senses in any way, but simply in its being something which is extended in length, breadth and depth.”

Way Matter Hard Body Science Depth Heavy Senses Length Breadth

Author:Rene Descartes

“The stone that Dr. Johnson once kicked to demonstrate the reality of matter has become dissipated in a diffuse distribution of mathematical probabilities. The ladder that Descartes, Galileo, Newton, and Leibniz erected in order to scale the heavens rests upon a continually shifting, unstable foundation.”