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Dictionary definition: antiperistasis
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- The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
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antiperistasis
Term used by
Aristotle
for the theory of motion that denies that there is a void, and denies the existence of any force except impulsion. The idea is to eliminate mysterious ‘attractions’ from nature. In nature there can be ‘pushes’ but no ‘pulls’. The flight of projectiles, magnetic attraction, and the suction of fluids are among the phenomena the theory must explain. The view goes back to
Empedocles
, and is ...
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