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> Aristotle's philosophy died in the 16th century with Francis Bacon. Some would disagree: > Actuality and potentiality, substantial form and prime matter, ef
by throw0101a 3y ago
> Aristotle's philosophy died in the 16th century with Francis Bacon.
Some would disagree:
> Actuality and potentiality, substantial form and prime matter, efficient causality and teleology are among the fundamental concepts of Aristotelian philosophy of nature. Aristotle's Revenge argues that these concepts are not only compatible with modern science, but are implicitly presupposed by modern science.
* https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43277412-aristotle-s-revenge https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43277412-aristotle-s-rev...
- anthk 3y agoNot with quantum mechanics.
- throw0101a 3y agoDiscussed in chapter five. See also Heisenberg: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hylomorphism#Modern_physics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hylomorphism#Modern_physics
- anthk 3y agoAristotle had lots of bad points on biology and human nature. I won't have it as a main source. Archimedes, OTOH, had a good set on foundations. Ditto with Euclid in Math, which the statements worked well until the 17th century. Being a 90% right it's not bad for an Ancient Greek dude with just reasoning over Geometry.