ROVELLI, Carlo (2013) Aristotle's physics. [Preprint]

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I show that Aristotelian physics is a correct approximation of Newtonian physics in its appropriate domain, in the same precise sense in which Newton theory is an approximation of Einstein's theory. Aristotelian physics lasted long not because it became dogma, but because it is a very good theory.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ROVELLI, Carlo rovelli@cpt.univ-mrs.fr
Keywords:	Aristotle, incommensurability, physical theories.
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics General Issues > History of Science Case Studies Specific Sciences > Physics General Issues > Structure of Theories
Depositing User:	Carlo Rovelli
Date Deposited:	14 Dec 2013 17:52
Last Modified:	18 Aug 2014 19:10
Item ID:	10144
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics General Issues > History of Science Case Studies Specific Sciences > Physics General Issues > Structure of Theories
Date:	14 December 2013
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/10144

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