Estimating Celestial Scales: Ancient Astronomers' Methods
Ancient astronomers' attempts to measure celestial bodies demonstrate both the limitations and potential of their methods, influencing subsequent scientific progress.
Epistemology
The Heliocentric Hypothesis: A Historical and Philosophical Analysis
A historical and philosophical analysis of the heliocentric hypothesis, exploring its development from ancient Greece to modern cosmology.
The Development of Geocentric Cosmology
Ancient Greek philosophers such as Pythagoras and Anaxagoras developed a geocentric model where Earth is at the center of the universe, influencing Western scientific thought.
The Origins of Immobility: Anaximander, Aristotle, and the Problem of Indifference
An exploration of the concept of immobility in philosophy, tracing its development from Anaximander's ideas on free will to Aristotle's critique and beyond.
The Intersection of Mathematics and Greek Philosophy
Exploring how the Greeks' emphasis on mathematics influenced their philosophical thought, and its lasting impact on Western philosophy.
Aristotelian Physics vs. Newton's Laws
Aristotelian physics vs. Newton's laws, exploring key differences between teleology and mathematical principles.
Aristotelian Cosmology: The Sublunar and Supralunar Realms
Aristotle's cosmology in On the Heavens explains the sublunar and supralunar realms, distinguishing between terrestrial elements and celestial bodies.
Aristotle's Conception of Time
A comprehensive analysis of Aristotle's philosophical work on time, exploring its development, key concepts, and implications for human experience.
The Concept of Motion: A Philosophical Exploration
Exploring the concept of motion through philosophical perspectives on potentiality, relativity, and perception.
The Concept of Phusis in Aristotle's Physics
Aristotle's concept of phusis explores the internal principle of motion that governs growth and development in living things, with implications for understanding natural phenomena and the relationships between form, matter, potentiality, and actualization.
The Evolution of Human Imagination: From Aristotle to Modern Times
A comprehensive guide to the evolution of human imagination, exploring its development from ancient Greece to modern times, influenced by changing understandings of the natural world and shaped by mythology, natural philosophy, classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, computer science, and artificial intelligence.
Aristotle's Cosmology: A Study of Physics and On the Heavens
An introduction to Aristotle's cosmology, exploring his influential works 'Physics' and 'On the Heavens', which shaped Western philosophy and science for centuries.
The Decline and Limitations of Aristotelian Logic
Aristotle's logical doctrines have been widely accepted but are flawed in several areas
The Concept of Substance: A Critical Examination
The concept of substance has been debated in philosophy, exploring its role in shaping our understanding of reality, identity, and knowledge.
The Concept of Substance: A Philosophical Investigation
Exploring the concept of substance in Western philosophy, from Aristotle to contemporary debates on identity, individuation, and ontology.
The Concept of Substance: A Linguistic Convenience
The concept of substance has its roots in ancient Greek philosophy, particularly in Aristotle's work on ousia. Philosophers like Descartes and Kant have debated the nature of substance, with some arguing that it is a linguistic convenience.
The Concept of Essence
The concept of essence in philosophy, its development, and implications for metaphysics, epistemology, and language theory.
The Problem of First Premisses and the Notion of Essence
Exploring the concept of essence in ancient Greek philosophy, particularly in Aristotle's Posterior Analytics, and its implications for understanding first premisses and deductive reasoning.
The Concept of Substance
A comprehensive guide to the concept of substance in philosophy, exploring its evolution from ancient Greece to modern debates.
The Concept of Category in Philosophy
A comprehensive guide to the concept of category in philosophy, exploring Aristotle's Categories, Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, and Hegel's Science of Logic.