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  2. On the Heavens - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes Aristotle seems to regard them as living beings with a rational soul as their form [2] (see also Metaphysics, bk. XII). Aristotle proposed a geocentric model of the universe in De Caelo. The Earth is the center of motion of the universe, with circular motion being perfect because Earth was at the center of it.

  3. Aristotelian physics - Wikipedia

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    Aristotelian physics is the form of natural philosophy described in the works of the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384–322 BC). In his work Physics, Aristotle intended to establish general principles of change that govern all natural bodies, both living and inanimate, celestial and terrestrial – including all motion (change with respect to place), quantitative change (change with respect to ...

  4. Right of self-defense - Wikipedia

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    The right of self-defense (also called, when it applies to the defense of another, alter ego defense, defense of others, defense of a third person) is the right for people to use reasonable or defensive force, for the purpose of defending one's own life (self-defense) or the lives of others, including, in certain circumstances, the use of ...

  5. Self-defence in international law - Wikipedia

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    The drafters’ intent was that collective force approved and organized by the Security Council would substitute for unilateral uses of force by states. [1] However, some states were concerned that use of the veto power by one of the Council's permanent members might prevent that body from taking necessary action, and they insisted upon inserting into the Charter an explicit right of self defense.

  6. Aristotelianism - Wikipedia

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    Aristotelianism (/ ˌ ær ɪ s t ə ˈ t iː l i ə n ɪ z əm / ARR-i-stə-TEE-lee-ə-niz-əm) is a philosophical tradition inspired by the work of Aristotle, usually characterized by deductive logic and an analytic inductive method in the study of natural philosophy and metaphysics.

  7. Celestial spheres - Wikipedia

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    In his Metaphysics, Aristotle developed a physical cosmology of spheres, based on the mathematical models of Eudoxus. In Aristotle's fully developed celestial model, the spherical Earth is at the centre of the universe and the planets are moved by either 47 or 55 interconnected spheres that form a unified planetary system, [19] whereas in the ...

  8. How Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe ...

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    The director, Aitch Alberto, and the author, Benjamin Alire Sáenz, both grew into the truest versions of themselves alongside their art.

  9. On the Universe - Wikipedia

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    [1] This view is decidedly non-Aristotlean, given that Aristotle believed in a non-transcendent unmoved mover. [2] While the work is mostly in the Peripatetic style established by Aristotle, [ 1 ] elements of Platonic , Stoic , and Neopythagorean philosophy permeates it (which Thom argues is indicative of its post-Aristotlean authorship). [ 2 ]