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Single Idea 17041

[catalogued under 9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / a. Intrinsic unification]

Full Idea

Natural objects include animals and their parts, plants and simple bodies like earth, fire, air, and water.

Gist of Idea

Natural objects include animals and their parts, plants, and the simple elements

Source

Aristotle (Physics [c.337 BCE], 192b09)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'Physics', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP 1996], p.33


A Reaction

Interestingly, he seems to include lives, and elements, but nothing in between, like planets or stones.

Related Idea

Idea 17042 Natural things are their own source of stability through change [Aristotle]