THE NATURE OF FORCE: NOTES ON THE LATIN TEXT OF IN PHYSICA II, 1, L. 11-14 OF PHILOPONUS

Authors

  • Evaniel Brás dos Santos Universidade Estadual de Campinas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/phi.v22i2.43243

Keywords:

Philoponus, force, God, simple bodies.

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of Philoponus’ In Physica II, 1, l. 11-14, text in which the author exposes his understanding of the notion of force as formative and directive of the totality of the bodies insofar as it sustain their being, conferring, hence, unity and order to the cosmos. In this context, it is possible to defend that the force linked to the natural locomotion of the simple bodies taken together, i.e., the cosmos, is an anima mundi. For this purpose, the notion of life, also present in the In Physica II, 1, l. 11-14, is taken as key to interpret, once that it makes sense for it to affirm that the cosmos has a form, which is itself the soul of the cosmos.

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Author Biography

Evaniel Brás dos Santos, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Doutorando em Filosofia pelo Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas da UNICAMP. Bolsista CAPES.  Membro do grupo de pesquisa "Revolução Científica dos Séculos XVI e XVII: Origens, Influências e Bases Científicas e Filosóficas(certificado pela UNICAMP e credenciado junto ao CNPq). Participa como integrante do projeto “Movimento e Matéria Celeste no Argumento pela Eternidade do Mundo”, financiado pelo CNPq (Processo 460353/2014-4) pelo Edital MCTI/CNPq/Universal 14/2014.

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Published

2018-02-09

How to Cite

BRÁS DOS SANTOS, Evaniel. THE NATURE OF FORCE: NOTES ON THE LATIN TEXT OF IN PHYSICA II, 1, L. 11-14 OF PHILOPONUS. Philósophos a journal of philosophy, Goiânia, v. 22, n. 2, p. 125, 2018. DOI: 10.5216/phi.v22i2.43243. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/philosophos/article/view/43243. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2017): Fluxo contínuo

Section

Artigos Originais

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