
HoP 040 - Let's Get Physical - Aristotle's Natural Philosophy
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Aristotle and the Giraffe
Aristotle argues that the natural s can move and change themselves, even when they are at rest without changing or moving. When giraffes go to sleep, it is their nature which explains this, and not some force from outside. Aristotle gives us a vivid example to push the point home. If you take a wooden bed and bury it, and it sprouts up as a plant, what you'll see growing is a sapling, not another bed. The nature of the wood or the tree remains even though it is forced into the shape of a bed. Perhaps wondering why minima art work has to be maximately heavy? It's because we don't have enough light bulbs in
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