The first mover as a cause of movement and as a source of order in the Universe

This article questions the correlation between the first mover, the Heavens and subcelestial beings in Aristotle. It shows that Aristotle considers the first mover to be not only the principle of the celestial movement, but also the cause of the movement for every material being in the Universe. Sin...

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Main Author:	Varlamova, Marina
Format:	Article
Language:	ell
Published:	Novosibirsk State University Press 2015-01-01
Series:	SCHOLE
Subjects:	Ancient science Aristotle Physics dynamic
Online Access:	http://www.nsu.ru/classics/schole/9/9-1-varl.pdf

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spelling	doaj-c2ecd80db09a4d62aa1b52a2cdb9e0402020-11-25T01:25:37ZellNovosibirsk State University PressSCHOLE1995-43281995-43362015-01-01917380The first mover as a cause of movement and as a source of order in the UniverseVarlamova, Marina0Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, RussiaThis article questions the correlation between the first mover, the Heavens and subcelestial beings in Aristotle. It shows that Aristotle considers the first mover to be not only the principle of the celestial movement, but also the cause of the movement for every material being in the Universe. Since the movement brings about the interaction between the beings, the first mover – insofar as it causes the movement in the Universe – should be regarded as the principle of order in the Universe.http://www.nsu.ru/classics/schole/9/9-1-varl.pdfAncient scienceAristotlePhysicsdynamic
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title	The first mover as a cause of movement and as a source of order in the Universe
title_short	The first mover as a cause of movement and as a source of order in the Universe
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publisher	Novosibirsk State University Press
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issn	1995-4328 1995-4336
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description	This article questions the correlation between the first mover, the Heavens and subcelestial beings in Aristotle. It shows that Aristotle considers the first mover to be not only the principle of the celestial movement, but also the cause of the movement for every material being in the Universe. Since the movement brings about the interaction between the beings, the first mover – insofar as it causes the movement in the Universe – should be regarded as the principle of order in the Universe.
topic	Ancient science Aristotle Physics dynamic
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The first mover as a cause of movement and as a source of order in the Universe

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