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Single Idea 1739

[filed under theme 27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / a. Explaining movement ]

Full Idea

Every movement being either a push or a pull, there must be a still point as with the circle, and this will be the point of departure for the movement.

Gist of Idea

If all movement is either pushing or pulling, there must be a still point in between where it all starts

Source

Aristotle (De Anima [c.329 BCE], 433b26)

Book Ref

Aristotle: 'De Anima (On the Soul)', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,H.C. [Penguin 1986], p.216