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8.1. CAN PHYSICAL BODY BE A TRUE HOMOEOMER? 8.1. CAN PHYSICAL BODY BE A TRUE HOMOEOMER?
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8.2 ARISTOTLE'S MOVING‐AGENT ARGUMENT (PHYSICS VII.1) 8.2 ARISTOTLE'S MOVING‐AGENT ARGUMENT (PHYSICS VII.1)
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8.3. ALEXANDER VS. GALEN ON THE MEANING OF ESSENTIALITY 8.3. ALEXANDER VS. GALEN ON THE MEANING OF ESSENTIALITY
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8.4. AVERROES' NOTION OF FIRST‐MOVED PART 8.4. AVERROES' NOTION OF FIRST‐MOVED PART
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8.5. Averroes' ‘ARISTOTELIAN ATOMISM’ 8.5. Averroes' ‘ARISTOTELIAN ATOMISM’
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8.6. THE ‘DIVORCE’ BETWEEN MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS 8.6. THE ‘DIVORCE’ BETWEEN MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS
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8.7. WHEN DID THE TURNING‐POINT OCCUR? 8.7. WHEN DID THE TURNING‐POINT OCCUR?
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APPENDIX 6: AVERROES' CONCEPT OF A NATURAL POINT APPENDIX 6: AVERROES' CONCEPT OF A NATURAL POINT
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APPENDIX 7: WAS AVERROES ACQUAINTED WITH ALEXANDER'S REFUTATION OF GALEN ON TIME AND PLACE? APPENDIX 7: WAS AVERROES ACQUAINTED WITH ALEXANDER'S REFUTATION OF GALEN ON TIME AND PLACE?
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8 The Turning Point of PhysicsVII: The Breakdown of Physical Body
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Published:June 2009
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Abstract
A theory of underline minima naturalia denies infinite divisibility to a physical body: there is a lower limit to the size of a physical body, beyond which it cannot be further subdivided and still retain its identity as this specific physical body. According to the commonly accepted narrative this theory was developed by Scholastic scholars on the basis of some hints found in Aristotle. The two pioneer students of Scholastic science, Pierre Duhem and Anneliese Maier, did not assign to Averroes any role in the development of this theory. Chapter III shows that Averroes not only “anticipated” the Scholastic theory of underline minima naturalia, but actually developed a complete and coherent theory of his own. Furthermore, his theory is more than a theory of underline minima naturalia: it is a theory of actual parts, i.e. a corpuscular theory, which goes far beyond the vague beginnings in Aristotle.
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