engleski

Aristotle's Model of Animal Motion

This paper explores the model Aristotle uses to explain animal locomotion. It is argued that Aristotle had to bring animal locomotion in line with his arguments in Physics VIII, and that he did so with a model in which animal locomotion is regarded as an outcome of transformation of motions guided, at the most basic level, by perception. The model enables Aristotle to keep the account of animal locomotion in harmony with his mechanics as well as his psychology, and to explain a range of different features pertinent to the study of animal locomotion. The model and its application are investigated through careful discussions of many relevant passages from Aristotle’s works. The problem of squaring localization of the soul in the heart, inherent in the model, with Aristotle’s hylemorphism is addressed at the end.

locomotion; soul; perception; imagination; desire; transformation

Ranija verzija rada prezentirana je kao pozvano predavanje na Hauptseminaru "Aristoteles, De Motu Animalium", održanom 14.01.2011., Muenchen, Njemačka.