
HoP 041 - Richard Sorabji on Time and Eternity in Aristotle
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Aristotle: Is There Any Empty Space Outside the Universe?
Aristotle thinks that the cosmos is finitely sized, and there's no empty space around it. Theres no void around it. It's just all there is es a finite n absolutely. Well, he givese a different sort of answer as his main answer. He says that it's necessary that the stars and the matter which carries the stars moves round in a circle. And then once again, he makes his mistake about the difference between capacity and opportunity. So i'm afraid, not for stupid reasons, but once again, his pioneering philosophy has got it wrong.
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